boonies
Example Sentences
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We’re in the boonies of 18th-century Austria, a land of tall, lonely forests and craggy hillsides.
From New York Times • Jun. 20, 2024
Nam: It was a massive compound way out in the boonies!
From Salon • Mar. 15, 2021
Isolated in the boonies with only the housekeeper to talk to, the governess longs to do something meaningful with her life and to be seen in full by the man she admires.
From Slate • Oct. 9, 2020
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
Miraculously, I hadn’t lost service yet, despite wandering deep into the Sequoyah County boonies.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
