shrubbery

Example Sentences

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Both camps were concealed in undergrowth and shrubbery and he had also taken to shaving his head to change his appearance and evade police.

From BBC • Aug. 7, 2025

She quickly sprayed down shrubbery she could reach, saw a neighbor on his roof doing the same, then grabbed her purse, and opened the door and gates so the fire department would have access.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2025

A witness saw a man running out of the shrubbery and jumping into a black Nissan, Bradshaw said.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 15, 2024

Lines of thick shrubbery along Congress Avenue - the road on the right in the image below - would have given some cover to the suspect, if he had been hiding there.

From BBC • Sep. 15, 2024

I couldn’t extract him from the shrubbery without pulling on him, and I didn’t want to touch him.

From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles