lost paradise

Frequency: 6.51.1 per million words

Refers to a perfect place or state of being that has been lost, often with literary connotations.

paradiseADJECTIVE + paradise

Categories:

lost

Examples (10)

  • The author vividly depicts the lost paradise of his childhood.
  • Many stories are built around the quest to find a lost paradise.
  • The war-torn city was once a lost paradise to its inhabitants.
  • She felt that her innocence was a lost paradise she could never regain.
  • John Milton’s epic poem is titled 'Paradise Lost'.
  • The explorers hoped to rediscover the lost paradise of El Dorado.
  • They viewed the old village as a lost paradise untouched by modern life.
  • Climate change is threatening to make these islands a lost paradise.
  • The melody evokes a sense of longing for a lost paradise.
  • In his memoirs, he described the pre-war years as a lost paradise.