shrubbery
Example Sentences
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When hearing his voice, some attempt to reach through the shrubbery while others make a run for the back stairs in hopes of seeing him.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2025
Police arrested him after noticing the tip of a rifle poking through shrubbery a few hundred yards away from Trump who was inside the golf course.
From BBC • Oct. 17, 2024
“The golf course is surrounded by shrubbery. When someone gets into the shrubbery, they’re pretty much out of sight.”
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 15, 2024
Lines of thick shrubbery along Congress Avenue - the road on the right in the image below - would have given some cover to the suspect, if he had been hiding there.
From BBC • Sep. 15, 2024
“Bit dark in there. Better check the Hixby’s for what to do next. I’ll sneak behind the shrubbery and see how the diversion is working.”
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
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