underbrush
Example Sentences
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Each day, I made the three-mile round trip to inspect the warblers, chipmunks and generally mysterious rustlings of the underbrush.
From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2026
At one fishing spot, a big mama iguana and eight babies scramble into the underbrush; it felt like a scene from “Jurassic Park.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
In 2022, around 11,000 acres were “treated” with underbrush removal, selective logging and preplanned burning.
From Seattle Times ● May 28, 2024
Dens can be a steep bank, rock crevices, sinkholes or underbrush, according to the Forest Service.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 21, 2024
I came around a clump of underbrush, and there he was, not as far from me as across this room.
From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder
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