underbrush

Example Sentences

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Hanson, who spends much of his life crawling through underbrush to count trees, plunged ahead into stands of chest-high ceanothus, pointing out sequoias camouflaged in the pervasive post-fire brush.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

Unimpressed, a group of tweens on the walk delved deeper into the rain-soaked underbrush, pointing out specimens faster than Purry could identify them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025

Setting fires in the Sandhills of central North Carolina requires an understanding of moisture levels in the scrubby underbrush, and she gets a better sense of it in bare feet.

From Salon • Oct. 20, 2024

If the former, you need antivenom, but good luck telling from the mere glimpse of a tail you got as the serpent slithered into the underbrush.

From Science Magazine • Mar. 8, 2024

How could such a large creature move so silently through the snapping underbrush?

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly