How to Use the bush in a Sentence
the bush
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Des turns the car around and speeds up through the bush.
—Rooksana Hossenally, Forbes, 6 May 2023
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She’s got the bush in her blood — just like the rest of us.
—Sandra MacGregor, Travel + Leisure, 23 Dec. 2023
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Straight, to the point, and no beating around the bush.
—Tanay Howard, Parents, 8 Dec. 2023
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All parts of the bush that are too small or weak to hold up the new growth must be removed.
—Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2024
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So there has to be a way of tending the grass around it as a way of getting close to the bush.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 9 Nov. 2023
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The Karen accepted them and taught them how to survive in the bush.
—Jason Motlagh, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2023
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The man notices the bush is sentient, gets spooked, and yells about the bush running away.
—Vulture, 8 May 2023
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After all, in the dark or in the middle of the bush, victims won’t always know what bit them.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 13 June 2023
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Everything — the boy, the heap of trash, the bush — is out of focus, and what is truly seen are the clothes that frame his life.
—Yinka Elujoba, New York Times, 9 June 2023
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This chocolate and cream striped dress is perfect for a sundowner when the day in the bush slowly turns to night.
—Rana Good, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
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And there in the bush, perched on a tiny thorn branch and no bigger than a shot glass, sat the magically colored bird.
—Jeffrey Gettleman, Travel + Leisure, 17 Apr. 2023
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The astrologer doesn't beat around the bush or sugarcoat anything.
—Kelly Martinez, Peoplemag, 18 Aug. 2023
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And instead of leaving the bush, my colleague decided to go to where the poachers were.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Apr. 2024
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Soon after, Moses sees the phenomenon of the bush that burns without end.
—Rabbi Avi Weiss, Sun Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2024
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In this case, even if the answer is no, knowing that will cause fewer problems than beating around the bush.
—Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 3 May 2024
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But the hardy native trees are a symbol of the regenerative power of the bush.
—Chloe Sachdev, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Mar. 2024
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Many were born on the land, in the bush, on the coast, with no playgrounds except the natural environment around them.
—Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Nov. 2023
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Buzz, especially, makes constant checks on the bush around us.
—David E. Petzal, Field & Stream, 31 Jan. 2024
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Government troops left Leer in April, but most villagers still slept in the bush, coming to town only to fetch food dropped by Red Cross planes.
—Jérôme Tubiana, Foreign Affairs, 3 Feb. 2015
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One of the best experiences during this tour is the sunrise hot-air balloon ride in the Serengeti, followed by a Champagne breakfast in the bush.
—Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 6 Dec. 2023
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Wind and rain have eroded the original deposit into Seussian spires and box canyons, leaving what looks like a drip castle rising from the bush.
—Discover Magazine, 9 Feb. 2024
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The notion that Shanahan was pushing at the end of the first half — one in the hand (3 points, a field goal) is better than two in the bush (6 points, a touchdown) — was proven false when the Niners ended up with zero points.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 26 Jan. 2024
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Two more patrol vehicles come down the street, lights flashing and sirens whining, as the officer moves around the bush and runs toward the crash, still calling out that shots were fired.
—James Hartley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 June 2024
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The camp is attended by a private staff, who cook meals over a campfire, swap stories about life in the bush, and can help chase away any errant hippos that might wander by.
—Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 23 Mar. 2024
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Nearly three billion animals were either killed or displaced by the bush fires.
—Rachel Ramirez, CNN, 15 June 2023
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Recently, a neighbor found a dead hummingbird clinging to a branch of the bush on her balcony and then another one a week later.
—Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2024
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Like an anthropologist who heads into the bush to live with tribe members, Rogers became one of the game’s regulars.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 13 June 2024
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The emphasis on wellness, though, is more than simply a chance to keep off the post-safari weight gain (freshman 15 has nothing on a few days eating lavishly in the bush).
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2023
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The journey includes exclusive access to many of the sites, including the Sphinx in Egypt, a hot-air balloon trip over the Serengeti, luxury safari camps in the bush, and glamping in the Sahara.
—Jaclyn Trop, Robb Report, 10 Aug. 2023
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Our saw can very easily and inadvertently wound other canes on the bush.
—Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2024
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