rustic

Example Sentences

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Colonial-era urban elites in Calcutta, influenced by European tastes, often dismissed jatra as rustic or unsophisticated.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

After an hour on a freeway passing through suburban towns of countless rows of identical worker housing, we turned onto a more rustic road, headed into the country’s mountainous region.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

At home, I keep it rustic and dollop generous mounds of meringue onto lined baking trays, then use the back of a teaspoon to shape them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

It’s fun to imagine that rustic, semi-remote places like this never change, but of course they do, for better and worse.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2026

He was a sort of Roman Pan, a rustic god.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton