hillbilly

Example Sentences

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Stewart didn’t go for polyester suits or arenas, preferring the rough and rowdy “skull orchards” around Fort Pierce where he could alternate between hillbilly rock and progressive bluegrass.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

So I was learning all this hillbilly music with my uncle, and then I focused on being an awesome guitar player.

From BBC • Aug. 22, 2025

He’s a hillbilly, an elegist, and a Yale Law School graduate.

From Slate • Mar. 5, 2025

“He cosplayed a hillbilly and tokenized himself as the golden child who worked hard to overcome adversity,” Terra Vance said.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2024

It was on the second album, and it was the only slow song they ever did; it sounded almost country, probably from Henry’s brief infatuation with hillbilly punk.

From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman