How to Use shrubbery in a Sentence

shrubbery

noun

• Before long, there’s a chirp and flash of blue in the shrubbery.
  — Ryan Ballogg, Miami Herald, 29 Feb. 2024
• The turn off is small and miss-able, shielded by trees and shrubbery even at the start of the year.
  — Rebekah Peppler, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Apr. 2024
• Green shrubbery and weeds grew amid the sand at her feet, and her skin turned sticky in the salt air.
  — Sandra E. Garcia, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2020
• But what emerged from the shrubbery wasn’t a turkey, but a fox.
  — Bill May, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 25 July 2021
• The mammoth blast was launched at 111.9 mph off the bat (per Statcast) and smacked hard off the wall above the shrubbery.
  — Craig Davis, Sun-Sentinel.com, 26 May 2017
• Display in front of your shrubbery trees and branches that glow in the dark.
  — Brittney Morgan, House Beautiful, 14 Dec. 2022
• Geller removed old shrubbery and trees to open the place up to sunlight and views.
  — Valerie Easton, The Seattle Times, 12 Apr. 2017
• Bonus points for maintaining the catch through the shrubbery.
  — Michael Beller, SI.com, 30 Apr. 2018
• Secret Service agents on the course spotted the weapon through the shrubbery and opened fire on the man, who fled.
  — Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 16 Sep. 2024
• Jorge Alfaro hit a two-run homer in the fifth, a 432-foot drive to the shrubbery in the batter's eye in center.
  — Alan Saunders, Star Tribune, 5 June 2021
• The fire pit must be at least 25 feet from any structure, trees or shrubbery.
  — Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 1 June 2023
• There was plenty of grass for the now 10-year-old girl and 3-year-old boy to play on, along with old shrubbery and trees.
  — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2022
• But elsewhere, the vibe just feels right—the bright green of shrubbery set against the azure blue sky, framed by the high-rise council flats.
  — Lewis Gordon, Wired, 28 Aug. 2021
• The catbird is often out of the spotlight, hidden in the shrubbery.
  — Micah Walker, Detroit Free Press, 3 Sep. 2019
• Trees and shrubbery, growing wild, rise up from the water’s edge.
  — Talia Soglin, chicagotribune.com, 15 Dec. 2021
• This might be the season to keep your eyes on the skies or to look more closely at small birds flitting around in the shrubbery.
  — Val Cunningham Contributing Writer, Star Tribune, 15 Sep. 2020
• The path led to a clearing in the dense shrubbery, which had been compressed into a sort of carpet.
  — cleveland, 19 Nov. 2019
• No buildings were burned but a lot of trees, brush, shrubbery and weeds were destroyed.
  — Yxta Maya Murray, Longreads, 19 Aug. 2020
• Melton said the city donated the concrete, shrubbery and mulch.
  — John Benson, cleveland, 24 Sep. 2020
• But concerts take place inside a venue, not in the trees, sod and shrubbery outside it.
  — Matt Wake | [e-mail], al, 6 May 2022
• As is the disheveled shrubbery lodged in a corner of Max Yasgur’s barn.
  — Dominique Browning, New York Times, 29 May 2017
• Much of the shrubbery that was planted many years ago is old and diseased, and many of the species are not native to Oregon.
  — oregonlive, 29 Oct. 2022
• Outside, the grounds are dotted with an apple tree and lots of lush shrubbery.
  — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 7 Feb. 2024
• Tall green shrubbery is nestled in front of the sprawling black-and-white complex, with much of the rest of the site tucked away from public view.
  — Melissa Etehad, latimes.com, 15 June 2018
• Harper hit one homer into shrubbery and a second off the facing of the third deck for the homer-happy Phillies.
  — Dan Gelston, Star Tribune, 17 Sep. 2020
• A bright blue gate and yellow brick fence topped with shrubbery open the way to the home's stone courtyard, which features a pool and a covered porch.
  — Jenae Sitzes, Country Living, 7 Mar. 2017
• Rolón said, taking a break from clearing old shrubbery from Amos’ front lawn.
  — Tess Sheets, orlandosentinel.com, 4 Oct. 2019
• Sam dons some shrubbery, and the mayor yells at the passing helicopter above.
  — Kristi Turnquist, OregonLive.com, 16 Feb. 2018
• On the back of the bill, in the engraving of the White House, on the far right-hand side, in the engraved shrubbery, is a tiny crouching engraving of Kenneth Starr.
  — Dave Barry, miamiherald, 3 June 2018
• Secret Service agents stationed a few holes up from where Trump was playing golf noticed the muzzle of an AK-style rifle sticking through the shrubbery that lines the course, roughly 400 yards away.
  — Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 16 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 18 Dec 2024