outback

noun out·back \ ˈau̇t-ˈbak , -ˌbak \

|Updated on: 22 Jun 2018

Examples: outback in a Sentence

Definition of outback

: isolated rural country especially of Australia

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Examples of outback in a Sentence

people who live in the Australian outback tend to be self-sufficient

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His relatives knew Garcia was there that night and rushed to the property, zooming up Okeechobee into the desolate outback.

— david ovalle, miamiherald, "Who shot the cockfight ref? Secret arena outside Miami was packed but nobody's talking," 12 June 2018
The narrative on the walls of your tent tells the story of the discoveries made by an early outback pioneer.

— Town & Country, "These Are the 83 Top Hotels Around the World," 6 Oct. 2016
With the help of DP Li Jinyang, Zhang evokes the eerie serenity of China’s provincial outback through extended sequence shots of the characters' trek across the wilderness.

— clarence tsui, The Hollywood Reporter, "'The Pluto Moment' ('Ming Wang Xing Shi Ke'): Film Review | Cannes 2018," 23 May 2018
Coober Pedy is located, for the most part, underneath the outback sandstone.

— ken jennings, Condé Nast Traveler, "Inside Coober Pedy, Australia's Underground Town," 14 May 2018
As Henry Bodkin at The Telegraph reports, the eight-legged, quadragenarian that lived in the Australian outback died after being attacked by a parasitic wasp.

— jason daley, Smithsonian, "The World’s Oldest Known Spider Has Died at Age 43," 1 May 2018
The world’s oldest spider has died at the age of 43 after being subdued by a parasitic wasp in the Australian outback, according to the Independent.

— Fox News, "World's oldest spider has died after wasp attack," 29 Apr. 2018
The tale involves several trans-Pacific search parties, a villain trying to cheat Dolly out of her inheritance and a grueling trek into the Australian outback.

— roger showley, sandiegouniontribune.com, "A JULES VERNE S.D. ADVENTURE," 23 Apr. 2018
The directors spend long stretches of Cargo on characters tramping around the outback, or surveying their surroundings, or otherwise standing still.

— tasha robinson, The Verge, "Netflix’s Cargo has a few new ideas for the zombie genre," 21 Apr. 2018

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