backwoodsy

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for backwoodsy
Adjective
  • Frances Quinlan Quinlan had planned to celebrate her 34th birthday in a backwoods cabin this week, before a Friday show in Ohio.
    Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 May 2020
  • The potholes are worth it, however, for the great weekend of backwoods hiking and exploring .
    Stef Schrader, Popular Mechanics, 25 Apr. 2020
Adjective
  • Your best bet is to find a dark location away from the city, ideally somewhere rural but also elevated.
    Valerie Mesa, People.com, 20 May 2025
  • These policies represent a fundamental dismantling of a vital safety net program that would strip health coverage away from millions of Americans; cut access to essential services like primary care and prescription medicines; and push rural hospitals and health care providers beyond the brink.
    Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025
Adjective
  • Lamb and provincial wildlife biologist Sean O’Donovan show off one new electric-fenced yard in a former conflict hot spot a few miles outside Fernie.
    Lesley Evans Ogden, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2025
  • One person recently retired after 25 years at a provincial phone company.
    Karen Fonseth, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
Adjective
  • On his most countrified fare, he’s also made a conscious effort to tip the balance from the barroom to the bedroom.
    Nancy Kruh, People.com, 11 Apr. 2025
  • Lineup highlights: Zach Bryan, Jelly Roll, Luke Combs, Lana Del Rey, Sturgill Simpson Stagecoach is Coachella’s countrified sister fest.
    Dan Reilly, Vulture, 9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Image The anticipation of selling her house is bittersweet, as Ms. Collins enjoys her bucolic surroundings and watching birds nest in her yard.
    Lana Bortolot, New York Times, 20 May 2025
  • Prairie Village, Kansas, a bucolic suburb west of State Line Road, was one of Nichols’ crowning achievements.
    Alfredo Sosa, Christian Science Monitor, 18 May 2025
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“Backwoodsy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backwoodsy. Accessed 29 May. 2025.

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