brambles

Example Sentences

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We passed by apple, nectarine and pear trees, then blackberry brambles as large as a football field.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2024

Meanwhile, in nearby pastures and olive groves, the buildup of grasses, brush, and brambles was kept under control through a combination of livestock grazing, manual brush cutting, and occasional managed burning.

From Science Daily • Apr. 26, 2024

Her arms and legs are covered in scratches from the brambles she had to push through on the route, very little of which is on a path.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2024

Raspberries are brambles, part of the absurdly large genus Rubus.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 3, 2024

The charred walls were hardly visible, camouflaged as they were by the spurge, brambles, and wild thyme that had taken root among the soot-blackened stones.

From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke