shrubbery
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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
He showed them some shrubbery and Mary, who went to look, "fell in a hole".
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 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
A witness saw a man running out of the shrubbery and jumping into a black Nissan, Bradshaw said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2024
It would be much easier going than trying to hack his way through shrubbery with a pocketknife.
From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull
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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
My first experience of these had taken place but a week ago, when from the breakfast-table I had perceived a donkey and cart rambling, unattended, in the shrubberies, among the young hydrangeas and azaleas.
From Further Experiences of an Irish R.M. by Martin Ross