How to Use shrubbery in a Sentence

shrubbery

noun
  • But what emerged from the shrubbery wasn’t a turkey, but a fox.
    — Bill May, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 25 July 2021
  • Before long, there’s a chirp and flash of blue in the shrubbery.
    — Ryan Ballogg, Miami Herald, 29 Feb. 2024
  • Green shrubbery and weeds grew amid the sand at her feet, and her skin turned sticky in the salt air.
    — Sandra E. Garcia, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2020
  • Display in front of your shrubbery trees and branches that glow in the dark.
    — Brittney Morgan, House Beautiful, 14 Dec. 2022
  • Geller removed old shrubbery and trees to open the place up to sunlight and views.
    — Valerie Easton, The Seattle Times, 12 Apr. 2017
  • Fresh mulch shoots through a hose and into the shrubbery around the entrance gates.
    — Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
  • The turn off is small and miss-able, shielded by trees and shrubbery even at the start of the year.
    — Rebekah Peppler, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Apr. 2024
  • Trees and shrubbery, growing wild, rise up from the water’s edge.
    — Talia Soglin, chicagotribune.com, 15 Dec. 2021
  • Bonus points for maintaining the catch through the shrubbery.
    — Michael Beller, SI.com, 30 Apr. 2018
  • The fire pit must be at least 25 feet from any structure, trees or shrubbery.
    — Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 1 June 2023
  • No buildings were burned but a lot of trees, brush, shrubbery and weeds were destroyed.
    — Yxta Maya Murray, Longreads, 19 Aug. 2020
  • Outside, the grounds are dotted with an apple tree and lots of lush shrubbery.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 7 Feb. 2024
  • But concerts take place inside a venue, not in the trees, sod and shrubbery outside it.
    — Matt Wake | [email protected], al, 6 May 2022
  • However, if those paths are blocked by shrubbery or piles of leaves, the water backs up.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 16 June 2026
  • However, if those paths are blocked by shrubbery or piles of leaves, the water backs up.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Rolón said, taking a break from clearing old shrubbery from Amos’ front lawn.
    — Tess Sheets, orlandosentinel.com, 4 Oct. 2019
  • Melton said the city donated the concrete, shrubbery and mulch.
    — John Benson, cleveland, 24 Sep. 2020
  • One day there's trees, then there's the sun, there's the moon, there's the stars, then there's shrubbery, there's water.
    — Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
  • High grasses and shrubbery are a key part of a firefly’s ideal habitat.
    — Rebecca Straus, Good Housekeeping, 19 July 2018
  • The path led to a clearing in the dense shrubbery, which had been compressed into a sort of carpet.
    — cleveland, 19 Nov. 2019
  • The problem is knowing where, in all that occult neural shrubbery, to put them.
    — Adam Rogers, Wired, 24 Nov. 2021
  • The tool can be used to safely prune dead branches, cut firewood, or reduce back shrubbery.
    — Maya Polton, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 July 2024
  • Sam dons some shrubbery, and the mayor yells at the passing helicopter above.
    — Kristi Turnquist, OregonLive.com, 16 Feb. 2018
  • The catbird is often out of the spotlight, hidden in the shrubbery.
    — Micah Walker, Detroit Free Press, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Spread drop cloths on the pavement, lawn or nearby shrubbery to protect them from falling gobs of goo.
    — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 25 Jan. 2019
  • This might be the season to keep your eyes on the skies or to look more closely at small birds flitting around in the shrubbery.
    — Val Cunningham Contributing Writer, Star Tribune, 15 Sep. 2020
  • But elsewhere, the vibe just feels right—the bright green of shrubbery set against the azure blue sky, framed by the high-rise council flats.
    — Lewis Gordon, Wired, 28 Aug. 2021
  • At the center of the second image is a flight of stone steps, framed by a wall and some shrubbery in the foreground.
    — Hilton Als, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Cut off their highway to the house by cutting shrubbery back from the exterior of your house.
    — Beth Kaufman, Good Housekeeping, 26 Jan. 2021
  • Secret Service agents on the course spotted the weapon through the shrubbery and opened fire on the man, who fled.
    — Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 16 Sep. 2024

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