back roads
Example Sentences
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Harpootlian heard rumblings that some of the jurors were displeased with Hill’s conduct and began to scour the back roads of Colleton County to track them down.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026
We’ve left our town for California, exploring back roads the whole way through, and then back again.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025
“Going to head up north on the back roads traveling through Field and Farm and enjoying God‘s beautiful country,” he wrote on Instagram.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2025
"Anybody who knows the area knows it's back roads and windy roads and really unsuitable for people to come along," he said.
From BBC • Jan. 8, 2025
We steered clear of tollbooths by taking two-lane back roads, where we usually had a long line of drivers behind us, honking in exasperation.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
