How to Use sagebrush in a Sentence

sagebrush

noun
  • The plains of sagebrush, white clay, and thin grass open to the east.
    — John Kissane, Outside Online, 26 Feb. 2021
  • The scent of sagebrush wafted over it all.
    — Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 17 May 2026
  • The deer explodes to its feet and sprints through the sagebrush.
    — Popular Science, 23 Mar. 2020
  • Alice pushed through the sagebrush and stepped out of her shoes.
    — Literary Hub, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Blocky towers vault from the sand and sagebrush to pierce a tall sky.
    — Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Mesquite and sagebrush dot the sandstone cliffs.
    — Rona Berg, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Set out from the parking area along a wide trail that cuts through sweet-smelling sagebrush.
    — Caitlin Moran, The Seattle Times, 26 Apr. 2017
  • The ground and most the sagebrush that the pygmy rabbits rely on were charred black.
    — Nicole Blanchard, idahostatesman, 12 July 2017
  • My sagebrush is sending us all a warning.
    — Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Glenn draped a parachute over some sagebrush for some shade, Shesol writes, and then dug in.
    — Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 31 May 2021
  • Sage grouse are also closely tied to the health of the sagebrush ecosystem.
    — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Junipers are being cut where sagebrush still covers most of the ground.
    — Washington Post, 21 Aug. 2019
  • Our windows were open to the desert outside, the air all sagebrush and sunburnt dirt.
    — Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 30 Nov. 2023
  • The property is a rolling mix of bluffs and coulees, sagebrush flats and grasslands.
    — Christine Peterson, Outside Online, 15 June 2022
  • Rufus went on ahead, wending through openings in the sagebrush.
    — Thomas McGuane, The New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2022
  • The meeting was held in a squat building in the middle of the sagebrush-steppe landscape.
    — Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
  • The footage shows a large, hairy biped walking across a hillside before squatting in the sagebrush.
    — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 10 Oct. 2023
  • Beyond a guard shack, a stream of pickup trucks buzz along a two-lane highway that fades into sagebrush.
    — Michael Copley, NPR, 22 Sep. 2024
  • Driving to check a trap, Hicks trailed the spotlight beam over knots of sagebrush, a dozen deer, and three skunks.
    — Elizabeth Miller/undark, Popular Science, 11 Jan. 2020
  • There are more than 350 plant and animals species in decline from the loss of sagebrush.
    — Luke Peterson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 15 Oct. 2021
  • Around them are meadows of mule’s ears and purple lupine, sagebrush fields, and thick forests that dip to a river, then surge up the peak.
    — Rebecca Curtis, The New Yorker, 9 Nov. 2020
  • The footage shows the officer come up on five people and three vehicles on a dirt road in an open area of sagebrush.
    — Kolbie Peterson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 12 Aug. 2022
  • The drive wound by Orem and Provo, then through a landscape so parched that even the sagebrush looked thirsty.
    — Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2021
  • The next stop, called Blue Basin, contained two hiking trails through the sagebrush to overlooks.
    — Washington Post, 4 Dec. 2020
  • The land is currently used for farming wheat on the valley bottom, with grasslands and sagebrush on the slopes.
    — Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune, 1 Nov. 2021
  • They’ve been stained a dusty red from running up the sand hills on the edge of this town, dodging sagebrush as part of his conditioning.
    — Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune, 6 Sep. 2022
  • Later in summer and into early fall, weed pollen from ragweed, sagebrush, and thistle will take over.
    — Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Hiking here rewards you with panoramic views of the coastline, where hawks circle overhead and the scent of sagebrush floats on the breeze.
    — Cliff Lewis, Oc Register, 4 Apr. 2025
  • Round in shape, deceptively steep, and covered in sagebrush, the hill is a beacon in the area and a refuge for wildlife in the winter.
    — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 13 Aug. 2024
  • And, the threat to sagebrush isn’t only a concern for Idaho, but for those throughout the West.
    — Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 26 Dec. 2025

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