up country

Example Sentences

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“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

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