How to Use redneck in a Sentence
redneck
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Now in the present, Unique finds himself in the crosshairs of those same rednecks, who don’t like his kind in Karensville.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
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Arguably, that’s even more true today, when identifying as blue collar, country, or, yes, redneck is worn as a badge of honor by many.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2025
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Mickey, though Mexican American, was a redneck through and through.
—David Wright Faladé, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
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Other Arizonans at the time voiced similar concerns of being depicted as rednecks and hillbillies.
—Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 25 Sep. 2025
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For the occasion, de Caunes revives one of his popular characters, a diehard redneck rock ’n’ roll fan whose taste for tall tales is matched only by his genuine devotion to music.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2025
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Willie unites Starting in the 1970s, Willie’s concerts attracted both rednecks and hippies, two segments of society that could never seem to agree on anything except Willie Nelson music.
—Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 20 Aug. 2026
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