Backpacking is an English word with synonyms like packing or carry. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Backpacking in a sentence
Related words
Backpacking meaning
present participle and gerund of backpack
Using Backpacking
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of backpack
- Useful related words include: packing, carry.
- In the example corpus, backpacking often appears in combinations such as: backpacking trip, on backpacking, backpacking across.
Context around Backpacking
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 11 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Backpacking
- In this selection, "backpacking" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, solo, week, overnight, trip, across and trips stand out and add context to how "backpacking" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include an msr backpacking pocketrocket stove and backcountry hiking backpacking macro telephoto. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "backpacking" sits close to words such as abm, adsl and adua, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with backpacking
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
More recently, he’s done solo backpacking trips across Spain. (10 words)
For something to take on a backpacking overnight, it's ideal. (11 words)
The Fat Shallot was inspired by their time backpacking across the world. (12 words)
Whether it’s a backpacking trip with some friends or a break away to have some family fun in the sun, there are many countries that require you to have six months left on your passport. (36 words)
In July 2019, the morning I returned to New York from a six-month solo backpacking trip, I woke up to an Instagram message from someone I had met while traveling in Hungary. (33 words)
It’s a bit bulky when packed and only one of you can carry it, so you’d really have to love your other half to lug it about on a backpacking adventure. (33 words)
Example sentences (20)
Butcher did a two-week backpacking trip in the park, where the group did not have a trail to follow.
Consider one of these lesser-traveled places for an easy to moderate overnight backpacking trip.
Effective in 2024, Zion National Park will change fees in campgrounds and start using a new online reservation system for canyoneering, backpacking camping, and other Wilderness permits.
For something to take on a backpacking overnight, it's ideal.
It’s backpacking equipment, tents, sleeping bags, there’s a full commercial kitchen, there is rain gear, med kits, I mean it’s hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of gear.
North America offers countless backpacking options with over 250,000 miles of trails to enjoy in the U.S. alone.
That was a big reason for why I decided to do a big South American backpacking trip, to just get back in touch with my Latino roots.
The British couple published their first Lonely Planet guidebook in 1973, a year after backpacking across Europe and Asia to Australia.
The Fat Shallot was inspired by their time backpacking across the world.
The Pearl Street store offers a variety of Montbell outdoor products, ranging from insulation layers and water-and-wind-proof jackets to sleeping bags, backpacking, and camping gear.
They moved back to Europe, taking off regularly for family backpacking trips through Southeast Asia and the Pacific islands.
Whether it’s a backpacking trip with some friends or a break away to have some family fun in the sun, there are many countries that require you to have six months left on your passport.
As a heat source, he likes to pack an MSR backpacking PocketRocket stove, and said that you don’t necessarily have to splurge on higher-end models.
A year later, I went on a backpacking retreat in the Rocky Mountains.
Creed Bellamy’s love for hiking and backpacking inspired the mantra for the four-track EP: nature and rumination.
He enjoys backcountry hiking, backpacking, macro/telephoto photography and exploring the rich biodiversity of various Texas ecoregions and biomes.
In July 2019, the morning I returned to New York from a six-month solo backpacking trip, I woke up to an Instagram message from someone I had met while traveling in Hungary.
In July, seven friends from Idaho, Colorado, Washington and Montana took off for a week of backpacking in southwestern Montana.
It’s a bit bulky when packed and only one of you can carry it, so you’d really have to love your other half to lug it about on a backpacking adventure.
More recently, he’s done solo backpacking trips across Spain.
Common combinations with backpacking
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- backpacking trip 16×
- on backpacking 5×
- backpacking across 4×
- backpacking and 4×
- backpacking in 4×
- backpacking trips 3×
- and backpacking 3×
- hiking backpacking 3×
- of backpacking 3×
- during backpacking 3×