How to Use picturesque in a Sentence

picturesque

adjective
  • The view of the mountains was very picturesque.
  • The tale of the finding of the Gloucester was picturesque, too.
    Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
  • But what will happen to the picturesque barn and home on the farm?
    Anna Beahm | Abeahm@al.com, al, 5 Sep. 2019
  • The field itself is picturesque with the backdrop of the school, which was built in 1919.
    Scott Springer, The Enquirer, 13 May 2021
  • Small towns with picturesque main streets are great to walk around this time of year.
    Amy Schwabe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 26 Aug. 2020
  • Nature is the star of this tranquil and picturesque ride.
    Essence, 2 Nov. 2023
  • The sand here is dark like ink and stretches for six picturesque miles.
    AFAR Media, 11 July 2025
  • The apartments have large windows with picturesque views of the mountains to the north, east and south.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2022
  • The bike trail is landscaped with many trees, some quite old and picturesque.
    Bonnie Gross, sun-sentinel.com, 22 Nov. 2019
  • Enjoy scenic east-facing views and glimpses of the picturesque bay in the distance.
    Monica Lander, The Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2024
  • The scenery at Chileno Valley Ranch could not have been more picturesque.
    Beth Spotswood, SFChronicle.com, 28 Aug. 2019
  • The only word to use to describe this venue is picturesque.
    Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE.com, 27 Sep. 2019
  • Erin Koegel’s view from the front of her Spring Lake Park home is hardly picturesque.
    Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 3 Nov. 2019
  • The winds had started to blow east, and soon the picturesque main street of B&Bs and gift shops would be covered in ash and smoke.
    Nina Strochlic, National Geographic, 14 Sep. 2020
  • The snow will be gone by summer, but the Wasatch Mountains will be just as picturesque.
    Michal Lev-Ram, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2023
  • Pack a lunch and make the most of the picturesque beaches that make as perfect picnic spots.
    Kathryn Sarkis, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2021
  • The flames turned the picturesque seaside town into rubble in a few short hours on Aug. 8.
    CBS News, 3 Sep. 2023
  • And the other numbers on his stats page were just as picturesque.
    Jayson Stark, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
  • The game itself was not quite as picturesque as the location it was played in.
    Shawn McFarland, courant.com, 23 Mar. 2021
  • The actress shared a selfie in front of the picturesque Virgin River scenery.
    Katie Bowlby, Country Living, 13 May 2023
  • The picturesque views extend over and beyond the rolling greens of the Hillcrest Country Club.
    Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 14 Mar. 2025
  • The location, framed by the picturesque Sixth Street Viaduct, was chosen with scale and style in mind.
    Pamela Chelin, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2025
  • Eve and Harry, 26, tied the knot in the picturesque Cotswolds region, The Times reported.
    Raven Brunner, People.com, 4 Aug. 2025
  • Thao’s tan, two-story house sits on a picturesque street near the Oakland Hills.
    Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2024
  • It's connected to the beach via a boardwalk over picturesque Clam Pass.
    Kara Franker, Southern Living, 14 Nov. 2023
  • Here, his picturesque lefty jumper is the main attraction.
    Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 25 July 2023
  • Photo : Neue Focus The picturesque views stretch up and down the coastline.
    Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 20 Dec. 2024
  • The last strong quake struck in the 1990s when the picturesque Adriatic coast village of Ston was destroyed.
    NBC News, 29 Dec. 2020
  • This coastal state is not just a summer hot spot; come September, there are trails to hike and picturesque paths to bike along.
    Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Westport, a small coastal town in picturesque County Mayo, is the unlikely nerve center of the world’s Botox supply.
    Kara Fox, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2025

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