back roads
Example Sentences
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Harpootlian heard rumblings that some of the jurors were displeased with Hill’s conduct and began to scour the back roads of Colleton County to track them down.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026
The Gitters began regular travels on back roads in the Southeast in their Toyota pickup, searching for works by other self-taught artists.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
Yet it’s pretty good as the centerpiece of an overnight road trip probing small towns and back roads of the western San Joaquin Valley and eastern San Luis Obispo County.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
Trucks transporting waste will use back roads by the fire area to access Lario Park and will not travel along the 210 Freeway.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2025
Aunt Kitty set the pace at a gallop as we made our way down the tree-lined back roads for town.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
