How to Use the bush in a Sentence
the bush
noun-
Des turns the car around and speeds up through the bush.
— Rooksana Hossenally, Forbes, 6 May 2023 -
She’s got the bush in her blood — just like the rest of us.
— Sandra MacGregor, Travel + Leisure, 23 Dec. 2023 -
Straight, to the point, and no beating around the bush.
— Tanay Howard, Parents, 8 Dec. 2023 -
There’s no beating around the bush here, Marathon needs to be a hit.
— Paul Tassi, Forbes, 14 Sep. 2024 -
All parts of the bush that are too small or weak to hold up the new growth must be removed.
— Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2024 -
So there has to be a way of tending the grass around it as a way of getting close to the bush.
— Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 9 Nov. 2023 -
The Karen accepted them and taught them how to survive in the bush.
— Jason Motlagh, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2023 -
The man notices the bush is sentient, gets spooked, and yells about the bush running away.
— Vulture, 8 May 2023 -
One’s from the bush, the other’s a cynical city girl, and both want a date to the Debutante Ball.
— Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 16 July 2024 -
After all, in the dark or in the middle of the bush, victims won’t always know what bit them.
— Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 13 June 2023 -
Everything — the boy, the heap of trash, the bush — is out of focus, and what is truly seen are the clothes that frame his life.
— Yinka Elujoba, New York Times, 9 June 2023 -
Instead of beating around the bush, use the right and concise words to express your feelings.
— Stephanie Sengwe, Peoplemag, 28 June 2024 -
This chocolate and cream striped dress is perfect for a sundowner when the day in the bush slowly turns to night.
— Rana Good, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024 -
And there in the bush, perched on a tiny thorn branch and no bigger than a shot glass, sat the magically colored bird.
— Jeffrey Gettleman, Travel + Leisure, 17 Apr. 2023 -
The astrologer doesn't beat around the bush or sugarcoat anything.
— Kelly Martinez, Peoplemag, 18 Aug. 2023 -
And instead of leaving the bush, my colleague decided to go to where the poachers were.
— Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Apr. 2024 -
That’s all well and good, but the bush is certainly not Disneyland, warn the experts.
— Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Robb Report, 26 Sep. 2024 -
The idea is that animals will react to the alarm by pausing or fleeing back into the bush.
— Sophie Hartley, Ars Technica, 2 Apr. 2024 -
Soon after, Moses sees the phenomenon of the bush that burns without end.
— Rabbi Avi Weiss, Sun Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2024 -
In this case, even if the answer is no, knowing that will cause fewer problems than beating around the bush.
— Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 3 May 2024 -
At Shambala, Charley will have the freedom to take a mud bath, roam the bush and be a wild elephant for the first time in four decades with thousands of acres to explore.
— Gerald Imray, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2024 -
But the hardy native trees are a symbol of the regenerative power of the bush.
— Chloe Sachdev, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Mar. 2024 -
Many were born on the land, in the bush, on the coast, with no playgrounds except the natural environment around them.
— Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Nov. 2023 -
All have wide views across the bush or river, some are wrapped around ancient trees, others flanked by granite rocks.
— Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Dec. 2023 -
Buzz, especially, makes constant checks on the bush around us.
— David E. Petzal, Field & Stream, 31 Jan. 2024 -
Government troops left Leer in April, but most villagers still slept in the bush, coming to town only to fetch food dropped by Red Cross planes.
— Jérôme Tubiana, Foreign Affairs, 3 Feb. 2015 -
Set clear intentions and expectations from the start — no beating around the bush.
— Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 10 Aug. 2024 -
One of the best experiences during this tour is the sunrise hot-air balloon ride in the Serengeti, followed by a Champagne breakfast in the bush.
— Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 6 Dec. 2023 -
The number of improvements the company needs to make is—no point in beating around the bush here—preposterous.
— Adrienne So, WIRED, 25 July 2024 -
Wind and rain have eroded the original deposit into Seussian spires and box canyons, leaving what looks like a drip castle rising from the bush.
— Discover Magazine, 9 Feb. 2024
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