scrubland

Example Sentences

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In a weak and scratchy voice, she tells the BBC that when that happens there is only one option left - to walk into the scrubland to search for food.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

Slowly but surely, the unremarkable patch of scrubland next to Palmdale’s McAdam Park has been transformed into a bustling construction site swarming with workers and heavy machinery.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 19, 2026

This new category will include "poor-quality scrubland, mothballed on the outskirts of town" like a disused petrol station in Tottenham currently designated as green belt, Labour said.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2024

After seven days in the desert scrubland, the scientists left with a sample of nature's bounty: wild tepary bean plants.

From Salon • Dec. 14, 2023

Below this, a bit of open scrubland dropped sharply down into the forest proper.

From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill