picture postcard
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of picture postcard
First recorded in 1905–10
Example Sentences
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Not that the film is an idyllic picture postcard.
From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026
The Number 38 bus service threads a north-south path through Edinburgh, far from the picture postcard version of Scotland's capital.
From BBC • Dec. 22, 2025
To me, everything about his dynamic debut album, from its picture postcard cover to its enigmatic song titles, seemed novel and intriguing.
From Salon • Oct. 16, 2022
There are still calls for moderation though, so as not to disrupt biodiversity or blight the picture postcard Swiss Alps.
From Reuters • Oct. 6, 2022
It stopped and hung in mid-air, hovering like a helicopter, hovering over the factory and over the very town itself which lay spread out below them like a picture postcard!
From "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" by Roald Dahl
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