storybook
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adjective
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But this is only a memory — a child’s version of an experience, filmed with all of the bright colors and simple setups of an illustration in a storybook.
From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026
Sean Curran cut the storybook image of a Secret Service agent when, in a dark suit and sunglasses, he whisked Donald Trump away from an attempt on his life in Butler, Pa., in July 2024.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026
In his pursuit of answers, Roher employs a cloying framework: his loving wife occasionally narrating as if this were a storybook and Roher the protagonist of a scary adventure.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026
Singer and songwriter Rufus Wainwright has put his vibrant Spanish-style storybook residence on the market in Los Angeles for $2.3 million—more than 10 years after he picked up the unique abode.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 17, 2026
So while it might look like a storybook village, awful things happened there.
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
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