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Shrubs is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Shrubs in a sentence

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Shrubs | Shrub | Shrubsole

Shrubs meaning

plural of shrub

Using Shrubs

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of shrub
  • In the example corpus, shrubs often appears in combinations such as: and shrubs, shrubs and, trees shrubs.

Context around Shrubs

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 10 middle, 8 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

classic 1× city 1× beds 1× woody 1× trailing 1× trees 1× plants 1× garden 1×

Often after:

quaker 1× bulbs 1×

Sentence patterns with Shrubs

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and woody shrubs were waking 1× brimming with shrubs bulbs acers 1× cr trees shrubs this year 1× full of shrubs and shortgrass 1× grass and shrubs for evidence 1× grasses and shrubs that were 1× in some shrubs or small 1× in the shrubs and raptor 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a row of 1× and gardens with 1× and mix in 1× because typical grass 1× before long the 1× before ranchers and 1×

Common sentence endings:

africa replacing forests 1× and hosta borders 1× are also searched 1× by training explains 1× favorite cocktail ingredients 1× from winter damage 1×

Words around Shrubs

Just before it in the word index:

shrublands 7 shrubland 7 shrubby 11 shrubbery 37 shrub 87 shroyer 9

Just after it in the word index:

shrubsole 5 shrug 136 shrugged 175 shrugging 35 shrugs 29 shrum 7

Similar in corpus frequency:

abia 288 alright 288 annexed 288 apostle 288 arthritis 288 boon 288

Corpus analysis for Shrubs

  • In this selection, "shrubs" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, classic, city, beds, quaker and bulbs stand out and add context to how "shrubs" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and woody shrubs were waking and brimming with shrubs bulbs acers. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "shrubs" sits close to words such as abia, alright and annexed, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with shrubs

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Botanically speaking, roses are erect, climbing or trailing shrubs. (9 words)

It very much depends on what shrubs they are. (9 words)

Before long the trees and woody shrubs were waking up, too. (11 words)

Longer example sentences

Because typical grass can't handle the dense leaf litter that covers lawns each fall -- it smothers and kills the turf plant -- Landwehr said the trick is to rake the leaves up and move them to your perennial beds, shrubs and trees. (42 words)

Hydrangeas are reliable garden shrubs that produce masses of flowers each summer lasting on the plant in delicate skeletal form long into winter, or they can be cut and dried as inside flowers, as alluded to by the name “Endless Summer”. (41 words)

If you have isolated paddock trees, fence to allow natural regrowth as many are succumbing to age, and if you have isolated patches of native vegetation, consider planting corridors of trees and shrubs to allow small birds to travel safely between. (41 words)

Example sentences (20)

Like classic shrubs, Quaker City Shrubs are great on their own, but also pair well with your favorite cocktail ingredients.

And gardens with just a patch of grass can be boring for dogs – they need trees and shrubs to create interest for sniffs, smells and widdles.

And mix in some shrubs or small trees to give you height in winter.

A row of officers scour the grass and shrubs for evidence as bins, hedgerows and under cars are also searched.

Because typical grass can't handle the dense leaf litter that covers lawns each fall -- it smothers and kills the turf plant -- Landwehr said the trick is to rake the leaves up and move them to your perennial beds, shrubs and trees.

Before long the trees and woody shrubs were waking up, too.

Before ranchers and oil companies arrived, the Permian was part of the largest contiguous prairie in North America, full of shrubs and shortgrass and teeming with ground-dwelling birds, as Barrett, an ecologist by training, explains.

Botanically speaking, roses are erect, climbing or trailing shrubs.

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By about 10 million years ago, grasses and shrubs that were better able to tolerate the increasingly dry conditions started to take over eastern Africa, replacing forests.

Delhi plants 5.5 lakh trees today with our target of more than 1 cr trees/shrubs this year.

Ensure vegetation like trees and shrubs is trimmed back as these provide good hiding spots for rodents.

Extreme E said they will replant a half-hectare area with nectar-rich plants, shrubs and trees to create a first of its kind forest for bees on the Mediterranean island ahead of next month's Island X Prix.

Fortunately, there is still time to protect trees and shrubs from winter damage.

Hydrangeas are reliable garden shrubs that produce masses of flowers each summer lasting on the plant in delicate skeletal form long into winter, or they can be cut and dried as inside flowers, as alluded to by the name “Endless Summer”.

If you have isolated paddock trees, fence to allow natural regrowth as many are succumbing to age, and if you have isolated patches of native vegetation, consider planting corridors of trees and shrubs to allow small birds to travel safely between.

Indeed, this season is a great time to plant trees and shrubs.

Interactive dinos will loiter in the shrubs and raptor and brontosaurus feature in shows throughout the day.

It's brimming with shrubs, bulbs, acers, conifers, rhododendrons, herbaceous plants and hosta borders.

It very much depends on what shrubs they are.

KPU's faculty of science and horticulture held a plant sale on April 29 where customers could purchase various student grown flowers, vegetables, and shrubs.

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Common combinations with shrubs

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "shrubs" in a sentence?
An example: "Like classic shrubs, Quaker City Shrubs are great on their own, but also pair well with your favorite cocktail ingredients." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "shrubs" from authentic English texts.
What does "shrubs" mean?
Shrubs means: plural of shrub
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