boonies

Example Sentences

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Machine: i ’m out in the boonies.

From New York Times

When Dulles Airport was built starting back in 1958, it was intentionally built “out in the boonies” so the noise from its planes would not disturb residential areas.

From Washington Post

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

From Salon

After losing a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to compete in nationals, they're left to fend for themselves in the forested boonies of Canada.

From Salon

Emilia Simeonova, an associate professor at the Johns Hopkins Carey School of Business who has studied Native American casinos, said gaming projects have benefited some tribes because revenue is directed to tribe members or because some projects are “in the boonies” without other industries.

From Washington Post