backwoods

Example Sentences

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They paid the midwife $7.50 for me — this was in the backwoods of Louisiana.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 27, 2024

A hiker who was lost in the backwoods of British Columbia for more than five weeks has been found alive.

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

“I almost didn’t believe it when we got word some redcoats nearly caught you in the Oxscinian backwoods, but here you are.”

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee