outback

Example Sentences

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As I step out into this next phase of life, I do sometimes find myself missing the chaos of Hanoi or the wide-open spaces of the Australian outback.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

Police say they launched the largest search in the history of South Australia when four-year-old Gus Lamont was reported missing in late September from his family's Oak Park Station in the outback north of Adelaide.

From Barron's • Feb. 7, 2026

Breanna, her older sister Olivia and younger brother Jacob all did remote classes for children in the outback who are unable to attend a physical school.

From BBC • Dec. 10, 2025

A backpacker who survived nearly two weeks lost in Western Australia's outback has said she is "simply beyond grateful to have survived".

From BBC • Jul. 14, 2025

He wore an Aussie outback hat, which was large, wide-brimmed, and made of chocolate-brown oiled leather.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover