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
“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
Ray Charles, who famously took up country music on his classic 1962 album “Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music,” was nominated for male vocal country performance with “Born to Love Me” in 1984.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 14, 2021
This day I’m off up country to the orchards.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
