: a thicket, grove, or growth of small trees
called also coppice
Examples of copse in a Sentence
a small copse of trees shaded the back of the house
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Captured by the photographer Lee Jaffe in 1983, Basquiat wears a wide-brimmed hat against a blue summer sky, a copse of softly out-of-focus trees visible in the background.
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Laura May Todd, Vogue, 25 Feb. 2026
Walk in forests where dragonflies buzz and orchids bloom in secret copses.
—Lydia Bell, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
Except for two copses of skyscrapers in which our financiers—and finances—go up and down, London remains a fairly horizontal city.
—Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2025
The Aquitaine countryside unfolds in a collage of khaki, tan, and green, dotted with little ponds and copses of trees.
—Anna Gaca, Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2025
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Laura May Todd, Vogue, 25 Feb. 2026
Walk in forests where dragonflies buzz and orchids bloom in secret copses.
—Lydia Bell, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
Except for two copses of skyscrapers in which our financiers—and finances—go up and down, London remains a fairly horizontal city.
—Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2025
The Aquitaine countryside unfolds in a collage of khaki, tan, and green, dotted with little ponds and copses of trees.
—Anna Gaca, Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for copse
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“Copse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/copse. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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