back roads
Example Sentences
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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
Mr Paterson eventually made his way home on back roads after learning that the cup tie had been postponed 10 minutes after kick off.
From BBC • Dec. 10, 2025
We’ve left our town for California, exploring back roads the whole way through, and then back again.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025
The larger streets such as Palisades Drive and Sunset Boulevard were already clotted with cars, so he used back roads to escape.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2025
He walked all morning, following back roads he hoped led away from the border.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
