underbrush

Example Sentences

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Underbrush - what foresters call “ladder fuels” - now chokes the forests, turning what could have been beneficial fires into the “crown fires” that destroy hundreds of thousands of acres.

From Washington Times • Aug. 22, 2018

Underbrush appeared scarce except in ravines, and the ground in open patches held a bleached grass.

From To the Last Man by Grey, Zane

Underbrush filled the forests, so thick and dense as to be almost impassable.

From Historical Tales - The Romance of Reality - Volume III by Morris, Charles

Having cleared away the Underbrush, we will now proceed with the Narrative.

From Knocking the Neighbors by Ade, George

Underbrush impeded them, tore at her skirts and her bare ankles, till Channing picked her up in his arms and carried her; not easily, for he was little taller than herself, but very willingly.

From Kildares of Storm by Kelly, Eleanor Mercein