Examples of scrubland in a Sentence
a large area of scrubland
the scrublands of the American West
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The camera swoops in on the face of a cliff rising more than 100 meters from the surrounding scrublands.
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IEEE Spectrum, 25 June 2015
Dust devils spun in the distance, moving like flying whirlpools across the scrubland.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 21 May 2025
Just a few decades later, however, historic records describe sand dunes and scrublands invading the green valleys, water shortages, and in 1578 a massive El Niño flood that nearly ended the young colony.
—Ari Caramanica, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 2025
Led To Safety By Richard De Gouveia In Richard de Gouveia’s Led to Safety, a female southern white rhino is guided away through the scrublands of South Africa’s Marataba Camps.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
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IEEE Spectrum, 25 June 2015
Dust devils spun in the distance, moving like flying whirlpools across the scrubland.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 21 May 2025
Just a few decades later, however, historic records describe sand dunes and scrublands invading the green valleys, water shortages, and in 1578 a massive El Niño flood that nearly ended the young colony.
—Ari Caramanica, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 2025
Led To Safety By Richard De Gouveia In Richard de Gouveia’s Led to Safety, a female southern white rhino is guided away through the scrublands of South Africa’s Marataba Camps.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
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“Scrubland.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scrubland. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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scrubland
noun
scrub·land
ˈskrəb-ˌland 
: land covered with scrub
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