Garden of Eden

noun phrase

: eden

Examples of Garden of Eden in a Sentence

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In 2022, the couple hit the small screen once more for Pamela’s Garden of Eden, an HGTV Canada series focused on Pam’s renovation of her family’s property in Ladysmith, where Carol and Barry spent their early days as a couple. Nicole Briese, Peoplemag, 16 June 2024 That calmness might be due to scenic designer Jamie Burnett, who has whipped up a credible Garden of Eden with lush greenery, a bubbling fountain and even a stone pillared gazebo. Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 11 June 2024 Among them: Floral prints and embellishments, elaborate headpieces and skin-revealing outfits that skewed more Garden of Eden. The Styles Desk, New York Times, 7 May 2024 Gaston and Lucienne’s children imagine the country as a Garden of Eden from which their family was banished. Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 6 May 2024 Despite the dreary downpour outside, the New Museum’s Spring Gala honoring George Condo and Mickalene Thomas—hosted at Cipriani South Street—was a Garden of Eden in full bloom. Maia Torres, Vogue, 4 Apr. 2024 Celebrate with light starters like our Garden of Eden Salad. Dwight Brown, Essence, 27 Mar. 2024 Or the tangled web of biblical and political concrete sculptures at S.P. Dinsmoor’s Garden of Eden. Paul Nicolaus, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Jan. 2024 When early European colonists first encountered the islands, the shimmering coastlines and lushly forested mountains reminded them of the biblical Garden of Eden. Frank Hulley-Jones, Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1535, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of Garden of Eden was in 1535

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“Garden of Eden.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Garden%20of%20Eden. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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