hedgerow

Example Sentences

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To “hedge” a bet was an obvious extension of the way a hedgerow protects those inside it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

The shrub, which has been politely described as humble or nondescript, is best located behind borders or woven into a mixed hedgerow.

From Seattle Times • May 4, 2024

"This is the first time we've been able to map with Lidar the whole country, which means that you don't have to walk every hedgerow," said Dr Broughton.

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2024

"Still about a minute left," said the drone's pilot, 46-year-old Soliara, before silence fell over their control van, full of screens and cables and concealed in a hedgerow in the northwest Kharkiv region.

From Reuters • Nov. 1, 2023

Everywhere, in field and hedgerow and garden and forest, the insect predators and parasites are at work.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson