back country
Example Sentences
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In a cemetery on a back country road near Sacramento, three rows of granite gravestones bear the same inscription: “Unknown, moved from Negro Hill Cemetery by the U.S. Government — 1954.”
From New York Times • Feb. 26, 2024
Wallace’s book is illustrated with William’s extraordinary cartoons — detailed maps of rivers and back country, white-water guidance, character satires, first-aid instructions including “Swimming Self-rescue.”
From Washington Post • Apr. 13, 2023
He loved to mountain bike with his father, Bill, and he seemed to dance when he skied in the back country, according to his childhood friend Adam Kingman.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2023
Nine other students, three instructors and two search and rescue members stayed the night in the back country after the lightning strike, school officials said.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 4, 2022
And who will they find to take food from out in the back country?
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
