Used in a Sentence

scenic

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for scenic.

Editorial note

About 30-40% of cabbies will take you on the scenic route if you don't give them specific directions.

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Definitions4
Parts of speech2

Quick take

a depiction of scenery

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of scenic gathered in one view.

noun

a depiction of scenery

adjective

having beautiful scenery; picturesque

adjective

of or relating to scenery

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for scenic.

noun

a depiction of scenery

adjective

having beautiful scenery; picturesque

adjective

of or relating to scenery

adjective

dramatic; theatrical

Example sentences

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About 30-40% of cabbies will take you on the scenic route if you don't give them specific directions.

2

Walking on trails and going to parks and long scenic drives were the regular for us.

3

Say $10k for an acre in woods of no particular scenic beauty with power and water.

4

Shasta, Lassen and Tahoe are all scenic (for the desktop background) and easy to remember.

5

It's definitely not a scenic ride through the country, but it still beats the L.

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Uber will take a scenic route because they don't know what the area and/or their GPS gives them a shitty route.

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Weekend breaks in scenic spots with cable cars and a robot serving you breakfast.

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The driver can then feel free to take a scenic route, but it comes out of their pocket, not mine, so they probably won't.

9

In many other cities I've found cabs taking the scenic route but never with black cabs.

10

Eventually we'd like to be able to direct runners on more scenic routes, fewer busy roads, etc, depending on their preferences.

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Not clear to me is whether the machine learning is for the destinations, the sequencing or am I routed on scenic roads?

12

Lots of small towns are nice and scenic.

Quote examples

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"the benefit really isn't there any more." Going from city centre to city centre on business I find trains to be much more pleasant than flying or driving - even going to London from here in Edinburgh is worth it - the trip is fairly scenic (e.g.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use scenic in a sentence?

About 30-40% of cabbies will take you on the scenic route if you don't give them specific directions.

What does scenic mean?

a depiction of scenery

What part of speech is scenic?

scenic is commonly used as noun, adjective.