outback

Example Sentences

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As I step out into this next phase of life, I do sometimes find myself missing the chaos of Hanoi or the wide-open spaces of the Australian outback.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

Police say they launched the largest search in the history of South Australia when four-year-old Gus Lamont was reported missing in late September from his family's Oak Park Station in the outback north of Adelaide.

From Barron's • Feb. 7, 2026

But a female friend persuaded him to take the part - which saw his character journey across the outback with two drag queens, played by Hugo Weaving and Guy Pearce.

From BBC • Aug. 17, 2025

Faith is just one part of a hinterland as wide as the outback.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2025

“Oh, they’re all over the outback of Ethiopia,” Inkling says.

From "Invisible Inkling" by Emily Jenkins