boonies

Example Sentences

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We lived out in the middle of nowhere, in the boonies, and our closest neighbor was two miles away.

From Salon • Jan. 15, 2022

It is Melbourne Park’s version of the boonies.

From New York Times • Feb. 10, 2021

In contrast, New York and other older Eastern cities were already overflowing, and courses had to be built in the boonies.

From Golf Digest • Apr. 17, 2020

For those urbanites, Dobrovolny said, Cool and the Auburn State Recreation Area are an easy jaunt to “the boonies” — and now the boonies are getting too crowded.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2020

I just didn’t want to go back to the boonies anymore.

From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers