back country
Example Sentences
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They include areas popular with hillwalkers, climbers and back country skiers.
From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026
In a cemetery on a back country road near Sacramento, three rows of granite gravestones bear the same inscription: “Unknown, moved from Negro Hill Cemetery by the U.S. Government — 1954.”
From New York Times • Feb. 26, 2024
Wallace’s book is illustrated with William’s extraordinary cartoons — detailed maps of rivers and back country, white-water guidance, character satires, first-aid instructions including “Swimming Self-rescue.”
From Washington Post • Apr. 13, 2023
Nine other students, three instructors and two search and rescue members stayed the night in the back country after the lightning strike, school officials said.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 4, 2022
And who will they find to take food from out in the back country?
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
