shrubbery

shrub·bery | \ ˈshrə-b(ə-)rē

How to pronounce shrubbery (audio)

, especially Southern ˈsrə- \

plural shrubberies

Definition of shrubbery

: a planting or growth of shrubs

Examples of shrubbery in a Sentence

a patch of tangled shrubbery

Recent Examples on the Web Vipul Vivek, a master’s degree student in philosophy, watched from behind shrubbery as the violence unfolded. — Niha Masih, BostonGlobe.com, "Masked assailants attack students at prestigious Indian university in New Delhi," 6 Jan. 2020 Architect George Cobb retained some of the trees and shrubbery left over from the Speedway landscaping. — Kevin Leonard, baltimoresun.com, "History Bits and Pieces," 2 Oct. 2019 Nearby, a disabled Greyhound bus perched on the side of the highway, its passengers huddled and attempting without much success to keep warm in the narrow strip between the bus and the high desert shrubbery. — Debra Utacia Krol, azcentral, "Apache activist Wendsler Nosie followed a lifelong path to Resolution copper mine protest," 15 Jan. 2020 Rolón said, taking a break from clearing old shrubbery from Amos’ front lawn. — Tess Sheets, orlandosentinel.com, "Orlando police, volunteers help Pine Hills woman, 84, with house fixes through senior outreach program," 4 Oct. 2019 After their session, and as the puffer-jacket wearing Kok stepped into a Volkswagen Polo, a hooded figure jumped from the dense shrubbery around the parking lot and fired into the Polo, killing Kok. — Krista Stevens, Longreads, "Encrypted Phones, By Criminals, For Criminals," 24 Oct. 2019 As kids splashed in pools and parents sipped drinks in cabanas in the new Bora Bora lagoon area, legions of workers crawled around the property planting trees and shrubbery and erecting fencing. — David Lyons, sun-sentinel.com, "Guitar hotel to make its bow as Seminole Hard Rock flexes financial might," 18 Oct. 2019 In the mornings, they can be found slumbering, cooking, or socializing, while their laundry hangs to dry on shrubbery. — Oliver Staley, Quartz Africa, "Zambia has 17 million people, a stroke epidemic, and no neurologists," 30 Dec. 2019 To elude an eagle, the monkey must abandon wide-open spaces and seek shelter in dense shrubbery. — Frank T. Mcandrew, The Conversation, "Why we love big, blood-curdling screams," 28 Oct. 2019

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11 Mar 2020

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“Shrubbery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shrubbery. Accessed 29 Mar. 2020.

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