barrens

Example Sentences

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The bull is roaming around a part of Long Island that features dense underbrush and pine barrens.

From Seattle Times

Collins said the proposal would “protect native plants such as blueberry barrens, white pines, and wildflowers, as well as prevent the future spread of invasive species across the State of Maine.”

From Washington Times

While plodding up the Rift Valley of Ethiopia, for example, I watched closely as my Afar pastoralist partners paced off the yellow thorn barrens.

From National Geographic

Two years ago, he reached out to other aquariums with the goal of breeding a large, genetically diverse population of barrens topminnows to reintroduce to the wild.

From Washington Times

Grasslands come in various forms - wetland bogs, rocky barrens, lush prairies, even woodlands - anywhere the tree cover is sparse enough to allow grasses, flowers and other small plants to flourish.

From Washington Times