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
The Gitters began regular travels on back roads in the Southeast in their Toyota pickup, searching for works by other self-taught artists.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
"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
Amanda Jones is a Louisiana middle-school librarian who sleeps with a shotgun under her bed and carries a pistol when she travels the back roads.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 22, 2024
They’d been following him on back roads for nearly fifteen minutes.
From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith
