underbrush

Example Sentences

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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

Forest Service uses infrared technology to monitor fires underbrush for sometimes weeks after a blaze is contained.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2025

If the former, you need antivenom, but good luck telling from the mere glimpse of a tail you got as the serpent slithered into the underbrush.

From Science Magazine • Mar. 8, 2024

He must have been telling the little monkeys not to eat us completely up—to save a little for the next time—because they turned us loose and disappeared in the underbrush.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls