backwoods
Example Sentences
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Little is known about Mr Benastick's condition or how he survived in the backwoods.
From BBC • Nov. 27, 2024
Rust Cohle slow dances with murmurings about Carcosa in Season 1, and the anthology’s creator Nic Pizzolatto spiced up the mystique by depositing backwoods fetishes near crime scenes.
From Salon • Feb. 5, 2024
Ostensibly a backwoods hoedown, “Rag Mama Rag” is a prime example of Robertson and the Band as American music alchemists.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 9, 2023
Mr. Blackstone, 56, began fighting fires during his college years when he worked as a backwoods ranger, often getting called in to help with forest fires.
From New York Times • Jun. 29, 2023
One day, some newly arrived riflemen from backwoods Virginia were walking through the yards at Harvard.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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