backwoods

Example Sentences

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In the 2009 film “Get Low,” he was a backwoods hermit who staged his own funeral.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2026

Little is known about Mr Benastick's condition or how he survived in the backwoods.

From BBC • Nov. 27, 2024

Rust Cohle slow dances with murmurings about Carcosa in Season 1, and the anthology’s creator Nic Pizzolatto spiced up the mystique by depositing backwoods fetishes near crime scenes.

From Salon • Feb. 5, 2024

Mr. Blackstone, 56, began fighting fires during his college years when he worked as a backwoods ranger, often getting called in to help with forest fires.

From New York Times • Jun. 29, 2023

Sales were down to 30,0 pairs a year, mostly to backwoods outlets and small-town family stores.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell