Examples of scrubland in a Sentence
a large area of scrubland
the scrublands of the American West
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This part of the state is mostly scrubland, alternately windswept and sunbaked.
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Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2026
Across the Mississippi River, in West Memphis, Arkansas, Alphabet's Google has broken ground on what state officials are calling the largest private capital investment in state history — a multibillion dollar campus rising from 1,100 acres of scrubland.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 1 Jan. 2026
In October, officers discovered remains in scrubland off the Great Central Way, near Watkin Road, which were then sent off for forensic testing.
—Brian Brant, PEOPLE, 16 Dec. 2025
They are typically found in more arid scrublands or coconut plantations, the zoo said, and feast on grass, flowers, berries and fruit.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2025
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Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2026
Across the Mississippi River, in West Memphis, Arkansas, Alphabet's Google has broken ground on what state officials are calling the largest private capital investment in state history — a multibillion dollar campus rising from 1,100 acres of scrubland.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 1 Jan. 2026
In October, officers discovered remains in scrubland off the Great Central Way, near Watkin Road, which were then sent off for forensic testing.
—Brian Brant, PEOPLE, 16 Dec. 2025
They are typically found in more arid scrublands or coconut plantations, the zoo said, and feast on grass, flowers, berries and fruit.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2025
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“Scrubland.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scrubland. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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scrubland
noun
scrub·land
ˈskrəb-ˌland 
: land covered with scrub
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