bushwhack
Example Sentences
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Given Hyperion’s off-trail location, hikers must walk through heavy vegetation and bushwhack in order to reach it, the statement says.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 1, 2022
This is Matt Blain, who made enough money working at Google that he could quit and do what he really wanted to do: bushwhack and mountain bike.
From New York Times • Nov. 18, 2019
Berry also distinguishes her menu with a daily offering of biryani dishes, including a chicken version whose heat will bushwhack you.
From Washington Post • Mar. 5, 2018
“He was about getting into the wilderness, navigating with a map and compass, and finding adventure. If you want to bushwhack, you go climbing with Jack.”
From Seattle Times • Sep. 2, 2017
As we bushwhack along, the mountains themselves tell me we have arrived.
From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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