Examples of scrubland in a Sentence
a large area of scrubland
the scrublands of the American West
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Dust devils spun in the distance, moving like flying whirlpools across the scrubland.
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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
This is Everglades cattle country, with miles upon miles of slash pines and flat scrubland, pristine and still untouched by developers just 35 miles from Palm Beach County’s suburban sprawl.
—Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2025
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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
This is Everglades cattle country, with miles upon miles of slash pines and flat scrubland, pristine and still untouched by developers just 35 miles from Palm Beach County’s suburban sprawl.
—Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2025
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“Scrubland.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scrubland. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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scrubland
noun
scrub·land
ˈskrəb-ˌland 
: land covered with scrub
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