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Example sentences for: backwater

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During his reign Palestine flourished, but his successors proved less able, and over the next four centuries the country continuously declined to become a virtual backwater.
Rather than live in some backwater, they jet in and out for rehearsals and conduct 30 performances a year there instead of 100.
Aswan became a backwater following the decline of the Egyptian Empire, far removed from power bases at Alexandria and Cairo.
Any thought you might have had that you would be vacationing in a sleepy Mediterranean island backwater will quickly be dashed upon arrival at sprawling Son Sant Joan, Palma de Mallorca’s international airport.
Silves is now just a dusty backwater, but the glorious setting remains.