boondocks

Example Sentences

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Maybe this special group moves "off the grid" into the boondocks where they could text and drive without fear of oversight.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2023

Suddenly not among the moneyed class, she hustled herself through the redbrick boondocks of the University of Vermont.

From The Verge • May 12, 2021

They shot the film in Kentucky, deep in the boondocks at the height of summer.

From The Guardian • Jul. 17, 2020

For cable companies, telcoms and other providers, it’s not cost-effective to run the wiring out to the boondocks, where there aren’t that many potential subscribers per square mile.

From Washington Times • Aug. 21, 2019

Michael Dukakis never heard that sound, and even if he had he probably would have dismissed it as some silly tribal rite practiced in the American boondocks by people who made no difference.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger