boonies
Example Sentences
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We’re in the boonies of 18th-century Austria, a land of tall, lonely forests and craggy hillsides.
From New York Times • Jun. 20, 2024
After losing a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to compete in nationals, they're left to fend for themselves in the forested boonies of Canada.
From Salon • Dec. 19, 2021
Isolated in the boonies with only the housekeeper to talk to, the governess longs to do something meaningful with her life and to be seen in full by the man she admires.
From Slate • Oct. 9, 2020
In contrast, New York and other older Eastern cities were already overflowing, and courses had to be built in the boonies.
From Golf Digest • Apr. 17, 2020
I just didn’t want to go back to the boonies anymore.
From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
