country club
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of country club
An Americanism dating back to 1865–70
Example Sentences
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A country club in the town of Caraballeda in Venezuela has been turned into a makeshift hospital, with survivors of the country's devastating earthquakes receiving care and sleeping on mattresses on the grass.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
His two daughters attend private schools, while he and his wife, Vivian, are habitués of the local country club.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
Spaeny and Melton were cast as Ashley and Austin, a Gen-Z couple working at a Montecito country club, dreaming and scheming toward upward mobility, a good 18 months before filming began in early 2025.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2026
Middleton’s father, John Gregg Middleton was deeply involved in Chambers County civic life, serving on city council and the board of the local bank and country club.
From Salon ● May 23, 2026
“I just. I don’t know. I totally figured you were kind of a country club kid.”
From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli
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