chaparral

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Because chaparral does not pose a notably greater fire risk as it ages, letting the park burn would not accomplish any significant ecological or wildfire risk reduction goals, she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 27, 2025

But Alexandra Syphard, a fire ecologist at the Conservation Biology Institute, noted that 50 years is still relatively early in the chaparral fire cycle.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 27, 2025

According to the ATF special agent, a firebrand became lodged within dense chaparral and then smoldered and burned within the roots of the vegetation.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 26, 2025

If the fire crews do not routinely maintain the fuel break, it will be flammable golden grasses that grow back, not more ignition-resistant chaparral.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 14, 2025

Bright emerald grass contrasts with the brown chaparral that hovers above it.

From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson