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shrubbery

[shruhb-uh-ree] / ˈʃrʌb ə ri /
NOUN
shrubs
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As I stood in the shrubbery near her window, Cindy waved her hand this way and that, directing me from inside about the best spot for the feeding station.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

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

“The golf course is surrounded by shrubbery. When someone gets into the shrubbery, they’re pretty much out of sight.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 15, 2024

He told a press conference the gunman was "in an area in the shrubbery where he could see both holes".

From BBC Sep. 15, 2024

From a neighbouring shrubbery emerged a nurse, leading by the hand a small boy, who howled as he went.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley

This will then be used on landscaping projects and shrubberies across the Royal Parks.

From BBC Sep. 27, 2022

‘Flamboyance: A Topiary Menagerie’ A leisurely stroll through South Coast Botanic Garden will reveal more than 100 trees and shrubberies sculpted to look like flamingos, monkeys, dolphins and other creatures great and small.

From Los Angeles Times May 4, 2022

Save for some dangling black lampshade tassels on Laura Dern’s shell pink Armani Privé, and what looked like small shrubberies on Sandra Oh’s shoulders courtesy of Elie Saab, the decorative froufrou had been streamlined.

From New York Times Feb. 10, 2020

There is a VIP area, hidden by shrubberies, located between the restrooms and one of the boring machines.

From The Verge Dec. 19, 2018

The shrubberies here were glossy and thick, not at all like the shrubbery at Rouncivell Lodge.

From Rich Relatives by Compton MacKenzie




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