woodlands

Example Sentences

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Without frequent fire to clear out the understory of a forest, California woodlands have grown five to six times denser.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

Teams are deployed all year round to cut and kill rhododendron in the rainforests to allow native woodlands, and the life they support, to return.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

It’s also true that thousands of homes might still be standing if the state and city of L.A. had done a better job of managing woodlands and rapidly dispatching firefighters and equipment.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Thousands of acres of forests in the Mournes – including some ancient woodlands – have also been lost to fires.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

They had splashed through two brooks and wandered fearfully in the deep woodlands west of Ecchinswell.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams