How to Use bushy in a Sentence

bushy

adjective
  • Pinch its stems in the late spring for a bushier look.
    — Rachel Silva, Martha Stewart, 11 June 2026
  • Tall thin trunks, with bushy conifer crowns right at eye level.
    — Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2022
  • Eyebrow trends have ranged from thin and long to thick and bushy.
    — Julia Naftulin, Health, 27 Feb. 2023
  • There was a young man who wore a turban and a soft bushy beard.
    — Celeste Ng, Bon Appétit, 23 Oct. 2019
  • For a bushier habit, pinch back the new growth of young plants.
    — Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 May 2026
  • Some trimmed their bushy beards and changed their clothes in efforts to blend in.
    — Andrew Katz, TIME.com, 17 July 2017
  • The bushy rose is 4 feet tall and wide and has a slight fragrance.
    — Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Dec. 2025
  • The moody hue circled her eyes under her bushy brows.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 19 Sep. 2025
  • When my boy is old enough to chase bushy tails with me, this will be his rifle.
    — Michael R. Shea, Field & Stream, 20 Mar. 2023
  • Since then, the trees have bounced back, their tops bushy green, though their trunks are still charred.
    — Mary Forgione, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2022
  • Wayne never sported a big, bushy red beard.
    — Will Sammon, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Will our hair be long and unkempt, our beards bushy and brittle?
    — Scottie Andrew, CNN, 11 Apr. 2020
  • Plants may be grown in bushy mounds or as a climber on a support structure.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Princess the cat’s tail was bushy with fright, and Fluffy the dog was barking.
    — Ap McClatchy, The Mercury News, 25 June 2019
  • Their canopies are thick and bushy, untouched by saws or pests for hundreds of years.
    — Zoya Teirstein, Wired, 14 Aug. 2021
  • To keep the plants more bushy than lanky, pinch them back in spring and early summer.
    — Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 16 July 2023
  • The squirrel’s is big and bushy, the rat’s is naked, scaly, and wormlike.
    — Jacob Stern, The Atlantic, 8 July 2022
  • Rows of big and bushy plants, their long limbs heavy with flowers, dot the landscape.
    — oregonlive, 24 Oct. 2020
  • While some men look great with bushy beards, a lot of guys love either a clean shaven or neater look.
    — Chris Hachey, BGR, 23 Aug. 2021
  • Make sure to leave a few hairs underneath the tail of the brow to give it a bushy look.
    — Hallie Gould, Marie Claire, 8 May 2014
  • While some men look great with bushy beards, a lot of guys love either a clean-shaven or neater look.
    — Chris Hachey, BGR, 23 Sep. 2021
  • The once green, bushy, and lush plants have become slim brown stalks with withered leaves.
    — Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 28 Sep. 2020
  • Judges marveled at the abundant yields on these 2 feet high, bushy plants.
    — Dawn Pettinelli, Hartford Courant, 18 Jan. 2025
  • This will give your jade plant an odd, sparse shape rather than the fully, bushy look of a healthy plant.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 29 June 2026
  • Cut it back to control its size and encourage bushy growth.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 17 May 2026
  • Garden walls add a sense of order among sprawling vines and bushy shrubs.
    — Tessa Cooper, The Spruce, 9 Apr. 2026
  • As its name suggests, bush basil is bushier than other types.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Prune to encourage bushy growth.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 2 Apr. 2026
  • This results in a shorter plant with bushy stems and a balanced shape.
    — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Jan. 2026
  • This fox is the very definition of bright-eyed and bushy-tailed.
    — Aj Willingham, CNN, 10 May 2021

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