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shrubbery

[shruhb-uh-ree] / ˈʃrʌb ə ri /
NOUN
shrubs
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Hey, there might be one more second over there, hiding in the shrubbery.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

As I stood in the shrubbery near her window, Cindy waved her hand this way and that, directing me from inside about the best spot for the feeding station.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026

She quickly sprayed down shrubbery she could reach, saw a neighbor on his roof doing the same, then grabbed her purse, and opened the door and gates so the fire department would have access.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 25, 2025

Starting out in Igneada, in the north of the country, he walked along a slippery, uneven trail for half a day, through dense forest and sharp shrubbery in the direction of Bulgaria.

From BBC ● Nov. 20, 2024

But there was a first-floor window behind a clump of shrubbery.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

This will then be used on landscaping projects and shrubberies across the Royal Parks.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2022

‘Flamboyance: A Topiary Menagerie’ A leisurely stroll through South Coast Botanic Garden will reveal more than 100 trees and shrubberies sculpted to look like flamingos, monkeys, dolphins and other creatures great and small.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2022

Save for some dangling black lampshade tassels on Laura Dern’s shell pink Armani Privé, and what looked like small shrubberies on Sandra Oh’s shoulders courtesy of Elie Saab, the decorative froufrou had been streamlined.

From New York Times ● Feb. 10, 2020

There is a VIP area, hidden by shrubberies, located between the restrooms and one of the boring machines.

From The Verge ● Dec. 19, 2018

In front of these shrubberies was a large margin of flower-border, gay with the most effective plants and annuals.

From Garden-Craft Old and New by John D. Sedding


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