back roads
Example Sentences
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The Gitters began regular travels on back roads in the Southeast in their Toyota pickup, searching for works by other self-taught artists.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
We’ve left our town for California, exploring back roads the whole way through, and then back again.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025
The larger streets such as Palisades Drive and Sunset Boulevard were already clotted with cars, so he used back roads to escape.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2025
The smugglers talk about their ability to get equipment to Calais within “three, four hours”, which indicates they feel bold enough to use motorways, rather than back roads.
From BBC • Oct. 25, 2024
Small ranches and dairy farms dotted the land, and sunflowers lined the back roads.
From "Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal" by Eric Schlosser
