backwoodsman

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

The Tories’ hard-Brexit backwoodsmen thus stand poised to undermine May’s team.

From The Guardian

“He was also a crack shot and a backwoodsman,” said Mr. Jones.

From New York Times

“I felt every bit a backwoodsman, and it threw me off the mark.”

From The New Yorker

The Descent works so well because it adds a creepy Darwinian overtone to the well-worn horror staple of the inbred, bestial backwoodsman.

From The Guardian

Among them were “The Hunt,” in which a recently deceased backwoodsman is saved by his beloved hunting dog from accidentally wandering into Hell.

From Time