Examples of copse in a Sentence
a small copse of trees shaded the back of the house
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The vegetation is mostly grassland, which shines with an almost alien-green intensity in the spring, dotted with copses of twisted oak and buckeye trees.
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John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 4 May 2026
His house sits across from what used to be a thick copse of woods.
—Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 7 Mar. 2026
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.
—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
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John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 4 May 2026
His house sits across from what used to be a thick copse of woods.
—Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 7 Mar. 2026
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.
—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
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“Copse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/copse. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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