Get to know Picnic better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like project or undertaking.
Picnic meaning
- An informal social gathering, usually in a natural outdoor setting, to which the participants bring their own food and drink.
- The meal eaten at such a gathering.
- An easy or pleasant task.
Synonyms of Picnic
Using Picnic
- The main meaning on this page is: An informal social gathering, usually in a natural outdoor setting, to which the participants bring their own food and drink. | The meal eaten at such a gathering. | An easy or pleasant task.
- Useful related words include: field day, project, undertaking, piece of cake.
- In the example corpus, picnic often appears in combinations such as: picnic tables, and picnic, picnic and.
Context around Picnic
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 10 start, 7 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Picnic
- In this selection, "picnic" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, little, electric, great, tables, table and bundles stand out and add context to how "picnic" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a great picnic in your, a real picnic basket to and picnic tables. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "picnic" sits close to words such as ceased, confidential and consoles, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with picnic
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Arrive early to picnic with family and friends on the lawn. (11 words)
A large food court with a canvas roof has 26 picnic tables available for seating. (15 words)
Picnic bundles are available to guests as well, as well as picnic tables and plenty of grass. (17 words)
And, to build a great picnic in your own backyard, check out The Tanglewood Picnic: Music and Outdoor Feasts in the Berkshires by Gina Hyams, the local author who detailed the history of Tanglewood picnics and included some vintage recipes. (40 words)
Little Picnic is open to anyone attending Electric Picnic with children and is in the back lawn of Stradbally Estate from 2pm to 7pm on Friday and from 11am to 7pm on Saturday and Sunday. (35 words)
We reach the “family picnic”, with the big guns and military stuff, and he comments that the city actually made the grade, because that sort of picnic distracts people from going to attack others. (34 words)
Example sentences (20)
Picnic bundles are available to guests as well, as well as picnic tables and plenty of grass.
Little Picnic is open to anyone attending Electric Picnic with children and is in the back lawn of Stradbally Estate from 2pm to 7pm on Friday and from 11am to 7pm on Saturday and Sunday.
The picnic begins on Saturday, June 29,, and continues through to July 1. Admission to Woodbine Park is free for the picnic and musical performances on all three days.
And, to build a great picnic in your own backyard, check out The Tanglewood Picnic: Music and Outdoor Feasts in the Berkshires by Gina Hyams, the local author who detailed the history of Tanglewood picnics and included some vintage recipes.
Of course, a picnic wouldn’t be complete without the finger food – scotch eggs, sausage rolls and mini frittatas are a picnic staple for good reason.
They’ll even pack you a picnic — in a real picnic basket — to enjoy on their beach, outside your room or anywhere in the area you choose to go.
Katya, at The Great Escape, suggests Frog and Toad Together by Arnold Lobel, Women in Love by D.H. Lawrence (for the romantic picnic) or, for thrill-seekers, Picnic at Hanging Rock.
We reach the “family picnic”, with the big guns and military stuff, and he comments that the city actually made the grade, because that sort of picnic distracts people from going to attack others.
Additionally, there are a number of extra dining seating, sofa sets, outdoor heating and picnic bench areas, for people to enjoy the outdoors after the winter season.
Admission to the picnic is £3 per person or £10 for a family of up to five.
After an ice cream and a sit down on a slightly damp picnic blanket underneath my umbrella we moved closer to the stage as former JLS member Marvin Humes made his Winchester debut.
A large food court with a canvas roof has 26 picnic tables available for seating.
All are welcome and anyone intending to take part is asked to bring their own blanket and mug/plate for the picnic.
A mother in Mexico shielded her son from a brazen bear that jumped up on their picnic table and helped itself to their food — inches away from them.
An community picnic at Sunset Woods Park will begin at 11:30 a.m., with live performances, food and family-friendly games.
Arrive early to picnic with family and friends on the lawn.
A special thank you to West Holmes FFA and Jamie Chenevey for sharing the handicap picnic table plans.
As planned decades earlier, the picnic areas and trails have been realized, as have the washrooms and fishing pond, which began being stocked with Rainbow Trout by Alberta Fish and Wildlife in 2003.
As well as a number of local food stalls and picnic benches, set out in street party fashion, were some regal touches.
At Tewkesbury Garden Centre, Browns Garden Restaurant have been marking the Coronation with some delicious picnic boxes.
Phrases with picnic
These phrases have their own page with example sentences containing the full combination:
Common combinations with picnic
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- picnic tables 20×
- and picnic 17×
- picnic and 13×
- the picnic 12×
- picnic table 10×
- picnic or 9×
- for picnic 8×
- bring picnic 8×
- picnic on 8×
- picnic in 7×