Definition of THICKET

Examples of thicket in a Sentence

a dense thicket of rosebushes flushed a pheasant from a thicket of willows

Recent Examples on the Web

Leaving aside the hypothetical indictment, the debate over whether the president can be subpoenaed to testify before a grand jury is its own thorny legal thicket. — Salvador Rizzo, Washington Post, "Can the president be indicted or subpoenaed?," 22 May 2018 But on the other, changes to the thicket of Postal Service, federal and local regulations that govern mailboxes are forcing developers to upsize these spaces. — Gerard Baker, WSJ, "The 10-Point.," 8 June 2018 With a simple carbon tax replacing a thicket of restrictions, the oil company can, in theory, more accurately estimate its costs and the political risks that its wells and refineries are exposed to. — Megan Geuss, Ars Technica, "Why would Exxon donate $1 million to a carbon tax initiative?," 9 Oct. 2018 That’s going to be a lot for a TSO to track — a thicket of new rules, new enforcement mechanisms, and sheer computational bulk. — David Roberts, Vox, "Clean energy technologies threaten to overwhelm the grid. Here’s how it can adapt.," 30 Nov. 2018 Readers must whack their way through a thicket of complexities that lies at the confluence of general relativity and quantum theory. — Alan Hirshfeld, WSJ, "Book Review: Feeling Gravity’s Pull," 16 Nov. 2018 He is coupled with Deputy Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan, a former executive at Boeing, leaving the top two offices in the building without a leader schooled in slashing through Washington’s bureaucratic thicket. — Dan Lamothe, The Seattle Times, "Mattis’ goals teeter as he works to temper Trump," 15 Oct. 2018 Though difficult to locate in the midst of bears and a thicket of mosquitos, the find was worth it. — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, "Fat Molecules Confirm this 558 Million-Year-Old Blob Was One of Earth's First Animals," 21 Sep. 2018 Even in full protective bodysuits, each group of workers could spend only a few minutes inside the structure, working by the light of portable electric lamps amid a thicket of machinery, pipes, and catwalks. — Vince Beiser, WIRED, "The Robot Assault On Fukushima," 26 Apr. 2018

These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'thicket.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.