upcountry

Example Sentences

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In the upcountry Kula area, at least two homes were destroyed Tuesday in a fire that engulfed about 1.7 square miles, Bissen said.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 9, 2023

“There’s no service so we can’t get ahold of anyone,” she said from the upcountry Maui community of Pukalani.

From Washington Times • Aug. 9, 2023

Now, he said, the lane’s residents are mostly migrants from upcountry.

From New York Times • Apr. 2, 2022

The act was so within the norms of Southern upcountry society that the townspeople later made Forrest both constable and coroner, as well as a lieutenant in the state militia.

From Slate • Mar. 5, 2022

The virus surfaced in the Yambuku Mission Hospital, an upcountry clinic run by Belgian nuns.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston