hedgerow
Example Sentences
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The shrub, which has been politely described as humble or nondescript, is best located behind borders or woven into a mixed hedgerow.
From Seattle Times • May 4, 2024
"Still about a minute left," said the drone's pilot, 46-year-old Soliara, before silence fell over their control van, full of screens and cables and concealed in a hedgerow in the northwest Kharkiv region.
From Reuters • Nov. 1, 2023
On the Big Island, volcanic rock pebbles crunched underfoot as Lomberg wandered down a curving hedgerow marked “Orion arm” to a leaf adorned with a plastic jewel that represents our solar system.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 26, 2023
"He loves farming, hedgerow creation, fencing. He'll cut peats. He is of the land."
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2023
The hedgerow was thorny, and I was too small to push past it, so I ran along the gully on the side of the road and watched my uncle march into the wood.
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
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