How to Use alternative country in a Sentence

alternative country

noun
  • Wilco was forged from the alternative country scene of the working-class Midwest.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 25 Aug. 2021
  • Wednesday’s sound is a rollicking meld of alternative country and noise rock.
    — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
  • And now the fast-rising alternative country star is ready for the Milwaukee festival's biggest stage.
    — Journal Sentinel, 15 Nov. 2022
  • Before that, there was alternative country and alternative rock.
    — Jason Scott, Billboard, 30 June 2018
  • Dwight Yoakam, the alternative country star with numerous hits to his name, will lead the festivities inside the Palomino on Friday night.
    — Holly Alvarado, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2024
  • The alternative country singer has a whopping 21 nominations across 18 categories, including a bid for top artist.
    — Mesfin Fekadu, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Nov. 2024
  • If anyone figured any of this would dissuade the part of Simpson’s fan base that came to know him as an alternative country artist first, and not someone who does topical disco, that dissuasion did not materialize.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Loveless, 27, a Columbus resident, is an alternative country singer-songwriter.
    — Chris Ball, cleveland.com, 8 Dec. 2017
  • Raleigh’s 6 String Drag helped spearhead the alternative country boom of the early ’90s, a hugely popular sub-genre that sprouted the Americana moniker and bridged bluegrass and folk with fiery rock and punk.
    — Courtney Devores, charlotteobserver, 12 Apr. 2018
  • Horne, who also produced the record, has played with Los Angeles alternative country outfit Beachwood Sparks, and other members of that band also lent their talents on a couple of the album’s tracks.
    — Stuart Munro, BostonGlobe.com, 10 July 2019
  • In the second quarter conference call, Madden’s CEO said the company moved some production for fall back to China where it was deemed to be too difficult to ensure on-time delivery, product quality and/or reasonable pricing in an alternative country.
    — Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Since the mid-1990s, The Hideout has been a destination for live music, particularly indie rock and alternative country — eventually taking over the scene left behind when Lounge Ax closed in 2000.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026

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