rutted

Example Sentences

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In the meantime, to get to work at the market, Rahesh must walk for two hours along a rutted dirt road between barren mountains before he can catch a ride.

From Barron's • Feb. 1, 2026

Costa Rica’s Pacuare Lodge is so remote that visitors must arrive via white-water raft, by air or on a rutted 4WD-only road.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 10, 2025

Its rutted track leads away towards Gaza City; a bumpy lifeline, quickly lost in thick evening darkness.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2024

Drive down any of the the long, rutted, back roads of this dusty Riverside County community, and it won’t take long before you feel like you’ve fallen off the grid.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 4, 2024

The ground was rutted from past rains, but had hardened in the late summer drought, so they had to give up on sneaker toes and draw the line with a stick.

From "Bridge to Terabithia" by Katherine Paterson