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

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

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2025

Their use, coupled with selective clearing of smaller trees and underbrush in another Indigenous technique called thinning, reduces the severity, intensity, and tree mortality of wildfires.

From Salon • Oct. 20, 2024

The trail itself is notably thick with underbrush and can be junglelike in some spots, especially once you descend into Robe Canyon itself.

From Seattle Times • May 16, 2024

The road curved slightly and then leveled out, and there was a patch of dense underbrush to my right.

From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien