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

He edged away, bobbing his thanks, and went on as fast as he dared up the other side of the field and through the hedgerow.

From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli