How To Use Picnic In A Sentence

Rows of brick garden apartments all backed onto a massive common garden: a shared backyard for children to play, dogs to gambol, and families to eat picnics together. Day of Honey
Even if you're not into playing the ponies, the setting is marvelous and it's a superb place for a picnic.
For a picnic, chill the strawberries and cream separately, take them along in a cool box, and assemble them on site.
We can pack a picnic and eat on the water, and we catch fish.
We (the Western public) regard picnics as highly advantageous to health and beauty, promoting social sympathy and high-toned alimentiveness, advancing the interests of the community and the ultimate welfare of the nation. Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 17, July 23, 1870

But sure, they could be more "anti-consumerist" by having a druidical gathering of eight friends in the middle of the forest and a picnic lunch. Love on a farmboy's wages
Part of the money will be spent on sprucing up areas used by the public, including car parks, picnic sites and paths.
If the weather's nice we could have a picnic in the park.
Clara looked puzzled for a moment—she had forgotten that that was what they called the picnic spot on the Guadalupe. The Lonesome Dove Series
Visit the picnic ground and the cafe and view the bush setting from flat ground.
‘With a sled, I can also carry firewood or all the fixings for a picnic,’ Cheryl says.
Not some embusque business in an office, but a thing compared to which your fight at Loos was a Sunday-school picnic. Greenmantle
Luke had decided to take a long ride across the estate's grounds to the meadow in the east limit and set a picnic for both of us there.
We often went to the park for picnics, sitting on the cannon in the sun, marvelling at the dewy luminescence of the bleeding heart begonias in the steamy green light of the conservatory.
On your next picnic, serve strawberries with a pot of honey and chopped toasted nuts or chocolate shavings.
Covering the webbed seat with inexpensive toweling renders this stool pool- or patio-worthy while the interior provides a spot to stow toys and picnic supplies.
This kind of salad is perfect for alfresco meals and picnics. Times, Sunday Times
Take a picnic to enjoy with a view. The Sun
With picnic blankets, hampers and candles in safety cups, the visitors began taking up their positions on the grassy knoll.
It was mid-week so things were quiet; couples were lunching at picnic tables and elderly men and women were lounging around in various states of undress.
Our tour of the city began with a trip to the Menara Gardens, a public park containing a reservoir and a huge olive grove, popular with locals for weekend picnics.
And not only the punters: TV's Angular Ex-England Fast Bowler Punditry Eminence could be seen holding court in raddled picnic pose, a tiny plastic Viking hat on his head. Sozzled - how English cricket got lost in drink | Barney Ronay
Prizes include rods and reels, fishing tackles kits, fishing tackle packs, picnic baskets, a marine radio and aerial, plus a lot more.
During the orientation picnic, kegs of beer flowed, faculty and students drank together, and I wondered what kind of hellhole I had stumbled into.
There were few people at the moment, but there were barbecue pits with picnic tables and four large covered areas with huge open grills and rows of tables.
After all the prizes have been met, the surplus is spent on things which will benefit all staff members, such as creating picnic and leisure areas.
Her Quaker-inspired picnic clothing is casual and fun with puffball hemlines, ruched details and delicate embroidery all in bright shades of orange and light yellow.
There are barbecue facilities and a small picnic area overlooking the vineyard.
Although clambakes are traditional in the north-east of the US, barbecues and picnics are popular elsewhere.
The rich leather seats are like big armchairs and there's enough room between the front seats to have a small picnic. The Sun
Tracy children were young, and held what they called their picnics there under the thick boughs of the pines which shaded them from both heat and cold. Tracy Park
Do you seriously think that heading for a war zone to run a blockade is the equivalent of riding your car down I-95 with a cooler and a picnic lunch? The Volokh Conspiracy » Pro-Palestinian “Peace Activists”
I have an overall plan to be sensible as needed, and to treat myself well each day with simple pleasures, such as picnicking with a view or listening to favorite music. Lea Lane: "The Worst May Be Behind Us": 15 Ways to Cut Back Anyway
So we pack a picnic and a blanket in a small rucksack and head off into the hills.
Fans had packed the stadium car park on Monday morning for one last version of that pre-game ritual of "tailgating" - barbecuing and picnicing from their cars. Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion
This is unfortunate because wasps are nasty little critters whose sole aim in life is to ruin picnics and barbecues.
Simply pack a picnic hamper and head off through the olive and cypress groves for tiny inland settlements like Klonatika, Fontana and Anemogianatika which has twice as many letters in its name as houses!
Carrying picnic baskets, and dressed for the occasion, the crowd was entertained by local musicians - part of a free concert laid on for the event.
When it was sunny we picnicked among the forest's ponies and searched for fossils on deserted beaches.
He was sitting on a picnic bench, leaning forward while Jane was grabbing on for a piggyback ride.
I heard of the clubs and the socialist Sunday schools that organised picnics in the country and study groups.
Island families celebrate the day with a picnic of what's best and freshest from the fields and sea. Archive 2008-03-01
They plan to take part in a day of picnics and visits to wildlife reserves instead. Times, Sunday Times
ROCKINGHAM -- It started 103 years ago when a group of Rockingham residents decided to march to the historic Rockingham Meeting House for a picnic. Brattleboro Reformer Most Viewed
But he did object to picnics; to the sudden departure of the family to wild surroundings for the consumption of cold, knifeless and forkless meals in the serious middle hours of the day. Mr. Britling Sees It Through
The picnic hamper had been stacked quietly and moved aside.
Gavin seems happier than I've ever seen him in Bachelor world, where he lives the life of supermodel Sultan, wooing compliant, star-stuck ladies in deserted theme parks, providing them with burlesque ie stripping classes, going on excursions to clifftop picnics where shrieking fillies are made to hurtle across the cliffs by Tarzan slide, clinging round his powerful torso. The Bachelor: Grace Dent's TV OD
It's 5pm, and I'm sitting at a picnic table on the rec field with a writing pad and an ink rollerball.
A rambler had left the footpath for a picnic, despite signs saying ‘Please remain on the footpath’.
Back then, it was lazy weekends picnicking by - and whooshing down - the natural sandstone water chute at Slide Rock.
She took him to Inverness and laid a picnic on Shell Beach, and then he made her a dinner that included candied walnuts.
The importance of presentation is equally apparent on a smaller scale, in the famous Japanese bento box (for a lunch or picnic).
Are unquiet spirits returning from the grave to haunt the living, screwing up your picnic plans?
They had set up their picnic in a slight shade and Matt peppered her with flattering comments that kept her blushing.
The visitors, lured by the intrigue of the island's rich monastic history, will spend the day exploring and picnicking on golden beaches.
Here in my present picnic is the suggestive parallel, for even though no such actual episodes as those I have described had been witnessed by me, an examination of the premises beneath my bramble were a sufficient commentary. My Studio Neighbors
Residents are being asked to bring their own tables and picnic food. Times, Sunday Times
Football Hole, just around the corner, is a small sandy bay that's perfect for a picnic while you watch turnstones, oystercatchers and female eider ducks that bring their crèches of ducklings here to learn crab-catching skills.
Spectators were asked to leave items not required during their trip, including picnic hampers and bags, outside.
We bought lots of goodies for the picnic.
They brought deckchairs, blankets and picnics, making this occasion every bit as special as the spectacular opera concerts held in London's parks and at Castle Howard.
If you stroll down the Kaivopuisto esplanade in Helsinki, there are some wooden benches along the harbour that look like picnic benches.
The grandfather had assembled all the members of the family for the annual picnic.
Between rubber-necking the shiny, red-faced clientele around the dining room, "picnicking" on the potato salad, and chattering away about the unraveling of events of the evening, I was tempted to press the tiny little doorbell that is attached to the edge of every table in the restaurant. Archive 2007-02-01
Beyond that on level ground is an abundance of picnic sites where you can choose sun or shade.
One hand shading his eyes, he discerns either two people or two life-sized statues seated facing each other at a vintage picnic table at the very back of a great and empty white room.
The comfortable rooms have breathtaking views across Mount's Bay, and liveried waiters serve cream-tea picnics on the lawn.
Wherever we went we were exhorted to join in family picnics, take tea or share hubble-bubble.
Whether grilling on the back porch or packing a picnic for the beach, there are many cookbooks available to guide you through the best of the season's culinary treats.
In the middle of town was a tavern, where a merry troupe of Spandex-clad cyclists quaffed golden pilsners around a long picnic table. Bohemian Rhapsody on Two Wheels
Marlon convinces him that it's only jealousy and then asks him to help him carry the picnic hamper.
Simply pack a picnic hamper and head off through the olive and cypress groves for tiny inland settlements like Klonatika, Fontana and Anemogianatika which has twice as many letters in its name as houses!
We ate our picnic lunch by the river.
Although families are welcome to bring picnic hampers, refreshments will also be on sale.
The village green, however, is used by many residents and visitors alike for walking, paddling in the river, picnicking, and just sitting enjoying the peace and quite
This is a mainly male preserve and picnics flourish throughout the summer on match days.
Activities such as picnics, walks, riding, croquet, billiards and lawn tennis could show off the young lady at her best angle and prove to the gentleman her intelligence and worthiness of being his bride. The Country House Party | Edwardian Promenade
Remind me to slam that OPR guy with a softball at the next spring picnic.
The antique vehicle is also a treat to look at, with its red coachwork, gold lining on the bonnet, antique lamps and a wicker picnic basket on the side. Baby, You Can Drive My Car
The front passenger seat can fold flat to act as a picnic table or worktop.
a picnic is out because of the weather
They had a lie-in on Sunday morning before driving to a local beauty spot where they had a picnic.
The tour buses then made their way to Thokoza Park and Moroka Dam, two severely neglected areas in Soweto but now showcase green spots where Sowetans enjoy braais and picnics every weekend.
Ladies trying hard not to aerate the lawn with their Manolos opened the John Lewis picnic hampers.
Cheap and cheerful in a neighbourhood that's full of life, with ramshackle old rum shacks and popular picnic areas. Times, Sunday Times
The subject, again and again, is the American family at leisure, picnicking, playing, sightseeing.
We picnic on a small beach and find a giant fish jawbone.
That said, I'm a bit of a picnic pedant; I have to have little twists of salt and pepper to dust on to my crisp salad or a ripe tomato or two.
Not some _embusque_ business in an office, but a thing compared to which your fight at Loos was a Sunday-school picnic. Greenmantle
We would anchor off and row ashore in the punt and have a picnic on the beach.
They held Britain to ransom with a flask of tea and some picnic chairs.
Then cruise along with the river pageant and enjoy a light picnic lunch and riverside sights. The Sun
She listened with a faint smile, enjoyed the "woodsy" smell of the green things, and wondered if they had nice picnics in Heaven, being sorry that Billy had missed them here. The Blind Lark
Layer Marney TowerWorld Picnic, Milton Keynes, SunFree day of body zorbing, drumming and Bollywood dancing workshops, plus "a 10-metre pig with an animatronic head". This week's new events
I agreed to help organize the company picnic.
Uriah wheezes a laugh and swaggers back to the picnic table for more wine and cheese.
You are a coward. Hi , Woodpecker, would you like to a picnic with me?
I will make life so hard for these wretched lummoxes who pass for my servants that the atrocities of Ivan the Terrible will seem like a fairy-picnic!
You could have a barbecue, organise a picnic in the park or host a stylish dinner party.
There are less formal meals, picnics and barbecues and the forthcoming brunch is one of these occasions.
A new Premium Pack for the four-door Flying Spur is available as a cost option and includes beautiful veneered picnic tables with vanity mirrors, a Mulliner 'jewelled' alloy fuel filler cap and chrome inlay strips to the door waistrails. Autoblog
It is not bedotted with artists 'sunshades as with unknown mushrooms, nor bestrewn with the remains of English picnics. Essays of Travel
a chump of the evums, upshoot of picnic or stupor out of sopor, Cave of Kids or Hyma-nian Glattstoneburg, denary, danery, donnery, Finnegans Wake
A disabled caravanner who kept a penknife in his glove compartment to use on picnics has blasted the authorities after being dragged through court for possessing an offensive weapon. Latest Articles
Children will love the adventure playground and miniature railway, picnic sites and woodland walks.
I laughed so much with both surprise and delight that I gladly relinquished the bread to gabbling beaks and they went on their way to steam-roller another 'insouciant' picnicker. Ame soeur - French Word-A-Day
When the IFPYB raised concerns about the inclusion of its members in the party¹s candidates list, they were told by their senior leaders that parliament was not a "picnicking" place for the Youth Brigade. THE IFP DOES NOT DERSERVE THE YOUTH VOTE
In other words, only quiet demonstrations of picnic proportions would be allowable.
The Sunday trips we made up the Neckar: each morning early we would take the train and ride to where we had walked the Sunday previous; then we would tramp as far as we could, -- meaning until dark, -- have lunch at some untouristed inn along the road, or perhaps eat a picnic lunch of our own in some old castle ruin, and then ride home. An American Idyll The Life of Carleton H. Parker
Paris has all the romantic associations you could hope for: sunlit walks by the Seine, picnics in the Jardins de Luxembourg, long conversations over a bottle of Bordeaux in a candlelit bar on the Left Bank.
We will be picnicking somewhat in advance of that. Barnstorming on an Invisible Segway
Of course a day in the saddle means hearty appetites, picnics notwithstanding.
The territory was too expensive for any one, so the two couples parceled out a picnic lunch.
She took a picture of the family's abandoned picnic chairs with smoke still billowing behind. The Sun
There are day-use picnic areas with barbecue pits on the upcoast end of the beach.
There are less formal meals, picnics and barbecues and the forthcoming brunch is one of these occasions.
It was there in order that people might have a picnic by a monument, on just such a day as this.
A left turn takes you along the 7-mile South Rim Rd., a paved road with a dozen panoramic overlooks, some with picnic areas and restrooms.
These were laid out in 1953 and have picnic seats alongside the stream which runs clear and unpolluted.
The pong may also prove a bit of a deterrent for anyone thinking of stopping for a picnic at a nature reserve, which is also being created nearby.
This weather is ideal for a picnic.
Sitting on a picnic table was a beautiful little girl of maybe five or six.
Someone sitting on a vinyl picnic chair in a rumpled gray robe sat with his back to the door, long legs dangling over a four-foot tall ornamental railing built from a row of white sepulchral urns.
Filled with a new sense of belonging we returned to our apartment, which felt like a small pair of shoes, cancelled our picnic and rescheduled the removalists.
You don't need to pack a picnic to experience some of the magic of Glyndebourne.
Bring your picnic and enjoy your day on the outfield. The Sun
We would often devote our Sundays to having a picnic as we termed our lustful bouts, stimulating ourselves with wine. Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 5 Erotic Symbolism; The Mechanism of Detumescence; The Psychic State in Pregnancy
A picnic lunch was arranged on the beach under a manchineel tree and guest swam in the clear blue waters while John planted coconut trees along the shore.
She took a picture of the family's abandoned picnic chairs with smoke still billowing behind. The Sun
The back section of the auditorium, the equivalent of a balcony, is like a grassy picnic area.
The front of the building opens up to the countryside beyond and there are picnic tables outside. Times, Sunday Times
They are not quite as dextrous as an astronaut right now (though suit gloves are no picnic), but that will come. Why the Moon? Here's Why. - NASA Watch
We picnicked by the lake on soft, damp rewena bread, manuka honey, nuts and kawakawa tea, which left a peppery taste in the mouth for hours afterwards. Telegraph.co.uk: news business sport the Daily Telegraph newspaper Sunday Telegraph
Though commuting to the suburban campus is still no picnic, things have improved.
I hope it stays fine for the picnic.
I never thought that anything could make Alma or the Kabul retreat seem like a charabanc picnic, but that day did, and I was through it, dawn to dusk, as no other man was. The Sky Writer
Then cruise along with the river pageant and enjoy a light picnic lunch and riverside sights. The Sun
In 1865 it was rowed by a team of eight 'watermen', ferrying passengers around the River Derwent, taking families on picnics and ferrying dignitaries on Regatta Day. Latest News - Yahoo!7 News
Every ward leader throws his annual $ 25-a-head golf days, corned beef dinners, and picnics.
Even when they were filming in remote parts of the Himalayas, ‘there were thousands of people turning up and having family picnics and singalongs and wandering around on the set.’
Visitors can take along their own picnic tea or there will be refreshments to buy and those who want to join in the Eastern theme with oriental costume can take part in a special prize draw.
We sat on the grass to have our picnic.
But the splashing, playing, picnicking fun of the beach is also apparent in these sometimes glowing photographs.
Their favorite experiences were simple pleasures - a beach picnic, a guided waterfall hike, and a luau on their final night on the island.
Let's say an enemy has invited all your gang to a weenie roast, and you want to sabotage the picnic.
The Summer Palace at Beijing with its archaic temples, pavilions, huge mansions, lakes etc. make a superb picnic spot.
Bridging the gap between orchestra and audience, he soon had his public eating out of his hand - rather than their extravagant picnic hampers.
What a crazy idea, picnicking up a mountain at this time of year.
The sneak who took our lunch spoiled our picnic.
These are brilliant for a picnic or long walk - they are sweet, nutty and totally delicious. Times, Sunday Times
And he was still riding the crest of a musical wave when, last Friday, his career was tragically cut short by a picnic table thrown from a roof in East London by a gang of immature drunkards.
So why not make hay while the sun shines and plan a few picnics? The Sun
There are also 10 disabled fishing bays, as well as a number of picnic tables dotted about the scenic area.
Bring a picnic, because there are no facilities up here. Times, Sunday Times
Hopefully, the $60 billion war funding bill that the Senate "easily passed" yesterday will serve as some some solace from their unimaginable abashment, and they somehow find the strength to show their face at their Memorial Day picnics. Democrats Simply Cannot Find the Time to Pass Unemployment Benefit Extension, Because, You Know | Indecision Forever | Political Humor, 2010 Election, and Satire Blog | Comedy Central
The giant pole has been erected just inside the boundary wall of the ESB depot but it completely overshadows the adjacent town library and it towers over a seated picnic area in the immediate vicinity.
We enjoyed a leisurely picnic lunch on the lawn.
Carry out researches and observations wherever you spot grassy slopes and lots of people sitting them to enjoy picnics.
Back in Croton the word picnic conjured images of soggy PB&Js and Minute Maid fruit punch juice boxes. Paradise Lost
The site of an impending catastrophe is the perfect place to picnic. Times, Sunday Times
Though fishermen and picnickers sometimes appear in the afternoons or evenings, the lakefront on both sides of the promontory is pristine and undeveloped. The Wrath of Khan
Under the freeway bridges, huddles of young men have parked up their cars, set up garden chairs, and are picnicking to hip-hop from battered stereos.
There were parties and picnics, visits to one another's homes, holidays in the country or at the seaside, and game hunts.
They also used a picnic table to ram the front door, causing major structural damage to the building.
Audrey always seem to be going to teas, hunting parties, picnics and baby showers.
There are picnics plus barbecues and sports activities in the home's fields and grounds.
Families spread out elaborate picnics and play blind man's buff; everywhere there are people arguing, gesticulating and shouting over each other.
Lovely waterside walks, picnic areas, new adventure playground, refreshments, Visitor Centre.
We spread a rug on the grass for the picnic.
He was a jumped-up Austrian, a loner, always excluded from picnics and parties, and to compensate he always felt he had to be on top of his game.
It is like a big picnic without the objectlessness of a picnic. Times, Sunday Times
Children danced by the bandstand and cartwheeled across the grass, while others enjoyed a picnic or stretched out to soak up the sunshine.
Or a hay bale and thought of childhood picnics? BE YOUR BEST: How Anyone can become Fit, Healthy and Confident
I had planned a picnic, but that was scuppered by the dark, dark, threatening clouds that loomed over Berkshire this afternoon.
They are great places to just take a picnic and sit out in the sunshine. The Sun
Fewer and fewer locals and tourists picnic along the lake's shores following the disappearance of tourist resorts and recreation spots due to increasing population.
Other events will include a Victorian picnic cricket match, concerts and poetry readings, horse-drawn carriage rides, guided walks and a rowing club regatta.
Those adipose fans who line the route with camper vans and picnic tables would not bat an eyelid if they discovered that, instead of cold tea, the riders carried rocket fuel in their bidons.
The mountains provided a dramatic backdrop for our picnic.
He began to pack things into the picnic basket.
But he did object to picnics; to the sudden departure of the family to wild surroundings for the consumption of cold, knifeless and forkless meals in the serious middle hours of the day. Mr. Britling Sees It Through
We barely managed to get our waterproofs on before it turned to heavy, sleety rain but we were no distance at all from Kirkton of Glenisla where my ever-patient sister and Elli were waiting in the car with IrnBru32, coffee and picnic. Cateran recce runs #2
But for the first three pieces last night, I kept having the sense-memory of picnics, which is a bit weird and probably my imagination running away with me. Saturday
Primrose was given an apple, left over from our picnic lunch.
Champagne flowed freely as capacity crowds of 6,000 people spread chairs, picnic hampers and banners across the grass for the Concerts in the Park, sponsored by the Echo.
She thinks it's all about picnics in a field strewn with daisies. Times, Sunday Times
Jack is the president of our community association, a pretty laissez-faire group that holds semi-annual picnics and an annual meeting.
The company can book campsites and provide picnic baskets and electric bikes. Times, Sunday Times
A waterfront picnic spot or GOG's best alfresco dining spots have got you covered. Here comes the sun, D.C.
A cloudless sky allowed a hearty sun to toast our peely-wally skin when we stopped in Glencoe for our picnic.
Here, rather than by the splashing, sunless cascade of the Gorges, is where to have your picnic, in a greenly Arcadian valley in the heart of the mountains.
We spread the picnic rug out on the ground and sat down to eat.
The fair opens at 10 am with the classic cars arriving at around 11.45 am and the Teddy Bear's Picnic is scheduled for 2pm.
The Brazos also has many sand bars and sandy beaches that make for great picnic spots or swim areas.
We had a lot of picnics, which is the outing of choice in Jeddah. Zoë Ferraris answers questions about her first novel, Finding Nouf, the first in an amateur detective series set in Saudi Arabia
There was an open-air teahouse with picnic tables and young Japanese girls in kimonos who brought dainty teacups along with two pots of tea.
Further, my picnic is as full as they come ... complete with potato salad and fire ants. Bolden Visits JSC - NASA Watch
When the weather was fine they spent most of the day there, picnicking and making love in the open air. THE ENDLESS GAME
What I don't understand is that if mess from visitors are a problem, how is this going to be solved by still allowing foot traffic - people could still take up picnic hampers or food and drink up with them if they so felt like it.
We all went for a picnic last Sunday.

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