boondocks

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.

Maybe this special group moves "off the grid" into the boondocks where they could text and drive without fear of oversight.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2023

Suddenly not among the moneyed class, she hustled herself through the redbrick boondocks of the University of Vermont.

From The Verge • May 12, 2021

Washington plays Joe “Deke” Deacon, a sheriff’s deputy in the boondocks north of Los Angeles, from where he was drummed out of the L.A.

From Washington Post • Jan. 26, 2021

They shot the film in Kentucky, deep in the boondocks at the height of summer.

From The Guardian • Jul. 17, 2020

On freezing days I have to take bus 209, which is the bus that goes to the apartments, the trailer park outside of town, and all the way out in the boondocks.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri