Examples of scrubland in a Sentence
a large area of scrubland
the scrublands of the American West
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Its dilemma seems to be that it is abandoned, alone, and unsure of how to exist in a vast, empty scrubland, which sits at the edge of a void.
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Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
The overwhelming majority of parents detained with children are sent to Dilley, a sprawling complex set amid scrubland an hour south of San Antonio, far from the communities where the families had been living.
—Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC news, 6 Feb. 2026
Across the Mississippi River, in West Memphis, Arkansas, Alphabet's Google has broken ground on what state officials are calling the largest private capital investment in state history — a multibillion dollar campus rising from 1,100 acres of scrubland.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 1 Jan. 2026
In October, officers discovered remains in scrubland off the Great Central Way, near Watkin Road, which were then sent off for forensic testing.
—Brian Brant, PEOPLE, 16 Dec. 2025
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Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
The overwhelming majority of parents detained with children are sent to Dilley, a sprawling complex set amid scrubland an hour south of San Antonio, far from the communities where the families had been living.
—Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC news, 6 Feb. 2026
Across the Mississippi River, in West Memphis, Arkansas, Alphabet's Google has broken ground on what state officials are calling the largest private capital investment in state history — a multibillion dollar campus rising from 1,100 acres of scrubland.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 1 Jan. 2026
In October, officers discovered remains in scrubland off the Great Central Way, near Watkin Road, which were then sent off for forensic testing.
—Brian Brant, PEOPLE, 16 Dec. 2025
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“Scrubland.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scrubland. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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scrubland
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scrub·land
ˈskrəb-ˌland 
: land covered with scrub
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