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

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

In 2022, around 11,000 acres were “treated” with underbrush removal, selective logging and preplanned burning.

From Seattle Times • May 28, 2024

Ducking my head and running as fast as my legs could carry me, I started boring my way through the underbrush.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls