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Underbrush is an English word with synonyms like undergrowth or underwood. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Underbrush in a sentence

Underbrush meaning

The small trees and other plants that clutter the floor of a forest.

Synonyms of Underbrush

undergrowth underwood brush brushwood coppice copse thicket

Related words

Other words often associated with Underbrush or its synonyms:

flora vegetation botany wood brushing implement encounter touching touch clash

Using Underbrush

  • The main meaning on this page is: The small trees and other plants that clutter the floor of a forest.
  • Useful related words include: undergrowth, underwood, brush, brushwood.
  • In the example corpus, underbrush often appears in combinations such as: underbrush and, the underbrush, underbrush in.

Context around Underbrush

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 12 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 18 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

thick 2× sufficient 1× parched 1× limiting 1× clears 1× trees 1× burning 1×

Often after:

nature 1× makes 1× untouched 1× perfect 1× prevented 1×

Sentence patterns with Underbrush

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

and the underbrush we saw 1× batter through underbrush as a 1× by burning underbrush 1× by limiting underbrush and prohibiting 1× california clears underbrush every year 1× chase through underbrush 1× clearing of underbrush and multiple 1× forest without underbrush and savannah 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

artists renderings detailed 1× attackers could only 1× behind the fir 1× in the forested 1× indeed he is 1× jeff curr 59 1×

Common sentence endings:

40 years ago 1× by burning underbrush 1× chase through underbrush 1× evidence of habitation 1× feeding of wildlife 1× front of you 1×

Words around Underbrush

Just before it in the word index:

underbridge 3 underbosses 2 underboss 5 underboob 19 underbody 12 underbite 8

Just after it in the word index:

undercapitalised 3 undercapitalized 4 undercard 62 undercarriage 43 undercarriages 4 undercharged 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

abad 22 abolishment 22 abr 22 abyad 22 accompanist 22 achmea 22

Corpus analysis for Underbrush

  • In this selection, "underbrush" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, thick, sufficient, parched, nature, makes and untouched stand out and add context to how "underbrush" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and the underbrush we saw and batter through underbrush as a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "underbrush" sits close to words such as abad, abolishment and abr, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with underbrush

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

California clears underbrush every year. (5 words)

Native Americans maintained this environment, good for hunting, by burning underbrush. (11 words)

Behind the fir trees and the underbrush we saw evidence of habitation. (12 words)

Longer example sentences

In A.P. Hill's division's line, a triangular patch of the woods that extended beyond the railroad was swampy and covered with thick underbrush and the Confederates had left a 600-yard gap there between the brigades of Brig. Gens. (42 words)

Jeff Curr, 59, said he made the disturbing discovery at about 4:30 p.m. on the North Road trail when one of his dogs, Murphy, roamed through some underbrush and returned with a shiny piece of meat in her mouth. (41 words)

Indeed, he is exploring a technology that replaced daguerreotypes in the 1800s (science and history), training his lens on flowers, trees and underbrush (nature), to produce images that are stunning and intriguing works of art. (35 words)

Example sentences (18)

Behind the fir trees and the underbrush we saw evidence of habitation.

There is sufficient underbrush in that vicinity to supply all the Pass with tooth diggers.

Indeed, he is exploring a technology that replaced daguerreotypes in the 1800s (science and history), training his lens on flowers, trees and underbrush (nature), to produce images that are stunning and intriguing works of art.

In the forested mountains of Kabylie, parched underbrush makes for easy tinder and renders the area vulnerable to fire.

On a blisteringly hot, sunny day this summer, Emory University researcher Arabella Lewis made her way through the underbrush in a patch of woods in Putnam County, Georgia, about an hour southeast of Atlanta.

Parks and green spaces can be made less coyote-friendly by limiting underbrush and prohibiting the feeding of wildlife.

California clears underbrush every year.

Jeff Curr, 59, said he made the disturbing discovery at about 4:30 p.m. on the North Road trail when one of his dogs, Murphy, roamed through some underbrush and returned with a shiny piece of meat in her mouth.

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Artists renderings detailed additional lighting, a new carpark, new restrooms, a pedestrian crosswalk, clearing of underbrush, and multiple ironshore cabanas.

LordZorch: The build up of ground litter and underbrush untouched by fire in generations was noted as a major disaster in making at least 40 years ago.

They prefer more open oak-hickory forest without underbrush and savannah habitat filled with trees like walnut and pine.

Attackers could only thrash noisily and blindly forward through the underbrush, perfect targets for the concealed defenders.

But when you actually begin to tread on the path, you realize that you have to clear out the jungle and all the trees, underbrush, and obstacles growing in front of you.

In A.P. Hill's division's line, a triangular patch of the woods that extended beyond the railroad was swampy and covered with thick underbrush and the Confederates had left a 600-yard gap there between the brigades of Brig. Gens.

Native Americans maintained this environment, good for hunting, by burning underbrush.

Other suggested functions include being used to batter through underbrush, as a weapon in dominance disputes, or for pushing aside leaf litter during foraging.

The larger hounds would run the prey to ground, then the hunters would release the small dogs to continue the chase through underbrush.

The thick underbrush prevented the Union Army from recognizing the proximity of the Confederates.

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Common combinations with underbrush

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "underbrush" in a sentence?
An example: "Behind the fir trees and the underbrush we saw evidence of habitation." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "underbrush" from authentic English texts.
What does "underbrush" mean?
Underbrush means: The small trees and other plants that clutter the floor of a forest.
What are synonyms of "underbrush"?
Common synonyms of "underbrush" include: undergrowth, underwood, brush, brushwood, coppice, copse, thicket.
How many example sentences with "underbrush" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "underbrush", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.