underbrush
Example Sentences
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At one fishing spot, a big mama iguana and eight babies scramble into the underbrush; it felt like a scene from “Jurassic Park.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
Embers can get buried in tree roots or underbrush covered by heavy ash and then later be freed by strong winds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2025
Their use, coupled with selective clearing of smaller trees and underbrush in another Indigenous technique called thinning, reduces the severity, intensity, and tree mortality of wildfires.
From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2024
The trail itself is notably thick with underbrush and can be junglelike in some spots, especially once you descend into Robe Canyon itself.
From Seattle Times ● May 16, 2024
He must have been telling the little monkeys not to eat us completely up—to save a little for the next time—because they turned us loose and disappeared in the underbrush.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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