hedgerow

Example Sentences

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To “hedge” a bet was an obvious extension of the way a hedgerow protects those inside it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

Security forces had intelligence the car park would be used and 12 soldiers were in position behind a hedgerow.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2025

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

There’s a drinking fountain and bathrooms in a small courtyard surrounded by a hedgerow.

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed