scrubbier; scrubbiest
Examples of scrubby in a Sentence
changed into an old flannel shirt and a scrubby pair of jeans to clean out the garage
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From a window, Jude looked down on a scrubby expanse where multiple apartment buildings were under construction.
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Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
While much of the Yucatan peninsula is covered by rain forest, the landscape designers improved on nature here creating a jungle that is less scrubby than the real thing and instead planted with dramatic Mexican fan palms and other tropical trees that create a solid green wall.
—John Newton, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Feb. 2026
Banks are fringed with grasses and scrubby trees, as colorful hills slant down to the water.
—Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Something about the slightly sticky, scrubby texture of a dryer sheet makes quick work of dusting.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 15 Jan. 2026
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Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
While much of the Yucatan peninsula is covered by rain forest, the landscape designers improved on nature here creating a jungle that is less scrubby than the real thing and instead planted with dramatic Mexican fan palms and other tropical trees that create a solid green wall.
—John Newton, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Feb. 2026
Banks are fringed with grasses and scrubby trees, as colorful hills slant down to the water.
—Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Something about the slightly sticky, scrubby texture of a dryer sheet makes quick work of dusting.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 15 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for scrubby
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“Scrubby.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scrubby. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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