picturesquely
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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Each of Canada’s 338 legislative districts, called — picturesquely — “ridings,” elects a member of the House of Commons under “first past the post” rules.
From Washington Post • Sep. 21, 2021
No longer do Americans have to go to France to stand in a lavender field or picturesquely fill a straw basket with all-natural products.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 20, 2019
Visitors arrive at a plaza surrounded by three bamboo-clad structures with low-swept roofs stacked picturesquely.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2017
With him come his three adult children, including the inimitable Signora Neroni, a devastating flirt who, as a result of a riding accident, must be carried into rooms and arranged picturesquely on sofas.
From Slate • Jul. 5, 2016
Rice and soy meal help when we can get them, to balance our amino acids and keep our muscle tissue from digesting itself in the process known picturesquely as kwashiorkor.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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