underbrush
Example Sentences
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Hanson, who spends much of his life crawling through underbrush to count trees, plunged ahead into stands of chest-high ceanothus, pointing out sequoias camouflaged in the pervasive post-fire brush.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026
Unimpressed, a group of tweens on the walk delved deeper into the rain-soaked underbrush, pointing out specimens faster than Purry could identify them.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025
The golf ball and his body hit the ground hard at the same time after he shanks one into the underbrush.
From Salon • Mar. 13, 2025
In 2022, around 11,000 acres were “treated” with underbrush removal, selective logging and preplanned burning.
From Seattle Times • May 28, 2024
The filthy sweater pulled from the underbrush had been the one she’d laid over Clare all those years ago.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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