shrubbery

Example Sentences

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Both camps were concealed in undergrowth and shrubbery and he had also taken to shaving his head to change his appearance and evade police.

From BBC • Aug. 7, 2025

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

Police said the fire was approximately one square foot in size and was made up of garbage and shrubbery from the hospital.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 7, 2024

He told a press conference the gunman was "in an area in the shrubbery where he could see both holes".

From BBC • Sep. 15, 2024

I opened the glass-door in the breakfast-room: the shrubbery was quite still: the black frost reigned, unbroken by sun or breeze, through the grounds.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë