shrubs

Example Sentences

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More excited about shows than shrubs, Langley dropped out and moved to Nashville in the summer of 2019.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

“Items should lie out in the sun. Trees and shrubs stand all day long in the sun, don’t they?”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Trees and plants are well-manicured: officials prune, shape and clear the shrubs regularly, and parks are governed by an elaborate rulebook that includes bans on activities like cycling, skating and kite-flying, depending on the park.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

An exterior sprinkler system can pump 40,000 gallons of water from giant tanks hidden behind the shrubs in the property’s yard.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026

She stood silently beside me, looking past the trees and shrubs at the lone figure of a man moving away from our house, crossing the street, and finally driving away in his car.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall