up country

Example Sentences

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Though Coe failed to shake up country music at that time, he would still release singles under Singleton’s Nashville-based record company, Plantation Records.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 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

Haley Jr.: Back when he was growing up, country music was known as “hillbilly” or “Western.”

From Fox News • Dec. 13, 2019

This day I’m off up country to the orchards.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer