copse

Example Sentences

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I remember pulling my rental car into the parking lot of a small church tucked away in a copse.

From Slate • Oct. 24, 2024

The trench is in a wooded copse, surrounded by fields, a thick canopy of trees provides cover.

From BBC • Jul. 24, 2024

For years, a neighbor’s copse of sweet gums and oaks would filter the afternoon sun into her dining room.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 22, 2023

Around every bend are tiny rewards - a copse of trees with the Olympic rings poking out, a tiny reflecting-pool shrine that exhorts people to “remember here those who gave their lives for peace.”

From Washington Times • Sep. 23, 2023

As they approached the top through a copse of chestnut trees, the lowering sun dropped below the cloud cover and caught the scene, dazzling the three soldiers as they rose into it.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan