up country
Example Sentences
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Usually, though, he cranks up country music to “just disconnect for a little bit.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
And he wrote with Nashville songwriters — people that grew up country that literally know how to speak the language that can walk him through it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2024
“When my household staff packed my suitcase for my first trip up country, I freaked out, too. I’m not used to others touching my things.”
From New York Times ● May 14, 2023
Kelepha Camara, who comes to this shore to buy fish and sell it up country, agrees, arguing that it has pushed up the cost of fish for locals: "This factory is not supporting us."
From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2023
This day I’m off up country to the orchards.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
