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Example sentences for: backwater

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Residents of Havana might think of it as a poor backwater, but the easy, almost somnolent pace, breathtaking countryside, and welcoming residents of Pinar del Río make it one of Cuba’s certain highlights.
While Hong Kong remained a relative backwater in early days, nearby Guangzhou (Canton) was developing into a great trading city with connections in India and the Middle East.
Wandering the streets of this provincial backwater, I discovered yet again that Washington is all action and no Talk .
These two men were instrumental in orchestrating an amazing economic expansion that almost single-handedly converted the island from an underdeveloped backwater into a pace-setting industrial society.
"Within ten years the country has changed from being an isolated backwater into the chief departure terminal for Europe's drug trade."