shrubbery

Example Sentences

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Others put up fences and prickly shrubbery to deter loiterers.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 26, 2025

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

When hearing his voice, some attempt to reach through the shrubbery while others make a run for the back stairs in hopes of seeing him.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2025

Lines of thick shrubbery along Congress Avenue - the road on the right in the image below - would have given some cover to the suspect, if he had been hiding there.

From BBC • Sep. 15, 2024

Then outside in the shrubbery I heard a sort of howl like a dog’s, but more fierce and deeper.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker