IDYLLIC in a Sentence

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For IDYLLIC, below is one of 7 sentences:
This was the state which the shepherd idyl, begun at five o'clock in the morning, had reached at half-past four in the afternoon.

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 Meanings and Examples of IDYLLIC
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
idyllic
 a.  excellent and delightful in all respects
Classic Sentence:
1  But I can finish your idyll for you.
The Picture of Dorian Gray By Oscar Wilde
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 19
2  This was the state which the shepherd idyl, begun at five o'clock in the morning, had reached at half-past four in the afternoon.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 3: CHAPTER V—AT BOMBARDA'S
3  And the smile that she added made of this dialogue an idyl worthy of a grove situated in heaven.
Les Misérables 4 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 8: CHAPTER I—FULL LIGHT
Example Sentence:
1  Rosie's idyllic world came to an abrupt end when her parents' marriage broke up.
2  Country life isn't as idyllic as townies imagine.
3  That place is an idyllic spot for a picnic.
4  Every year thousands of people flee the big cities in search of the pastoral/rural idyll.