back road

Example Sentences

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I installed seat belts so I can put my 2-½-year-old daughter’s car seat in back for slow back road drives.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 9, 2025

The crash involving a silver Peugeot 107 happened at about 01:20 BST on a back road at Haldon near Exeter Racecourse, Devon and Cornwall Police said.

From BBC • Aug. 8, 2024

The only drivable route near Camp River Glen now is a one-lane dirt back road.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 27, 2023

Just a few days ago, I was driving along a back road to get groceries.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 11, 2023

Highway 19 and 129, which despite having two numbers was really just a back road through a high pass between wooded nowheres.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson