How to Use bucolic in a Sentence

bucolic

adjective
  • For decades, the area was known for farmland, with bucolic rows of cows and crops.
    — Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2023
  • Who doesn't dream of living off the land in a bucolic paradise?
    — Allison Duncan, House Beautiful, 19 July 2023
  • The bucolic setting does not, in any way, call to mind high fashion.
    — Jacob Gallagher, WSJ, 13 June 2022
  • Parts of the park are bucolic, with each species going about its business.
    — Alex Shoumatoff, Smithsonian, 2 May 2017
  • In the spring, the wildflowers bloom and the bucolic scenery comes to life.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 4 Apr. 2022
  • The bucolic grounds are home to a barn, pond pavilion, carriage house, and more.
    — Perri Ormont Blumberg, Southern Living, 20 Apr. 2018
  • His menu echoes the bucolic setting.
    — Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 1 June 2026
  • From the outside, the bucolic scene seems peaceful and serene.
    — Janine Schindler, Forbes, 4 May 2023
  • The tree man is shown in the midst of a bucolic landscape with a city skyline in the distance.
    — Steven Litt, cleveland, 23 Oct. 2022
  • The new land will ensure the future of their views and bucolic nature.
    — San Antonio Express-News, 14 June 2018
  • The imperfect lines of these brick pavers give this quaint patio a bucolic look.
    — Blythe Copeland, Martha Stewart, 23 June 2026
  • Breath of the Wild is set in a bucolic, open world that begs exploration.
    — Brennan Kilbane, Allure, 25 Oct. 2021
  • But the bucolic setting quickly won him over.
    — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 June 2026
  • This bucolic Kentucky scene could be lifted straight from a movie.
    — Dana McMahan, The Courier-Journal, 21 Mar. 2023
  • Initially, the new home, in a bucolic suburb, felt like a dream.
    — David Peisner, Rolling Stone, 23 Feb. 2025
  • Berlin isn’t known for waterfront estates—but this bucolic grande dame changes that.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The giant doors have been replaced by glass and frame a bucolic view of distant grazing sheep.
    — Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 13 Nov. 2020
  • More than 100 vendors set up shop in and around the barn of this bucolic estate.
    — Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, 19 June 2019
  • The bucolic sprawl provided the couple with some peace from the public eye.
    — Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 27 Nov. 2025
  • The young camper taught himself to play the piano, wrote songs and staged bucolic musicals.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 31 Dec. 2019
  • The South of France has long been shorthand for bucolic romance.
    — Madeline Weinfield, Architectural Digest, 31 Mar. 2026
  • The South of France has long been shorthand for bucolic romance.
    — Madeline Weinfield, Architectural Digest, 17 Sep. 2025
  • To get there requires long drives on winding roads through bucolic countryside and rolling hills.
    — Chris Kenning, USA Today, 25 Nov. 2025
  • Weekenders come for the state parks, the bucolic vistas, art galleries and antique shops.
    — Everett Potter, Forbes, 16 May 2022
  • Every one of the 40 rooms and suites overlooks the bucolic grounds, some with grassy terraces.
    — Kasia Dietz, Travel + Leisure, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Which is the next big step in putting this bucolic area on the map – as one of the largest data center campuses in the world.
    — Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
  • That meant once-bucolic villages on the city’s perimeter, like tiny Lukashivka, were not a safe haven.
    — Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2022
  • But during the decades the mine was in operation, the area would have been anything but bucolic.
    — John Hanc, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Nothing beats burnout like spending a few days away from the office, off the grid, and under the stars somewhere bucolic.
    — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 16 June 2026
  • He was born in the small town of Damongo in Ghana’s bucolic northwest.
    — Charlie Campbell, Time, 30 Oct. 2025

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