shrubs

Example Sentences

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“Items should lie out in the sun. Trees and shrubs stand all day long in the sun, don’t they?”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Native trees like alder, spruce and rowan are interspersed with hawthorn shrubs.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

Trees and plants are well-manicured: officials prune, shape and clear the shrubs regularly, and parks are governed by an elaborate rulebook that includes bans on activities like cycling, skating and kite-flying, depending on the park.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

During this time, peat soils reached extreme dryness and woody shrubs became more widespread.

From Science Daily • Jan. 14, 2026

There was movement behind the tangle of shrubs that separated the yard from the woods.

From "Wish" by Barbara O'Connor