the bush
noun
: a large area (such as in Australia or Africa) that has not been cleared and that is not used for farming
She recently spent several weeks in the bush.
Examples of the bush in a Sentence
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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.
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Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 13 June 2024
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
In 2016 a fire, most likely ramped up by global warming, bolted out of the bush, burned through the town, shut down Suncor’s mining operations and then continued untrammeled by any efforts to contain it.
—Stephen Pyne, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2024
The camp can also arrange for hot-air balloon rides, visits to Masai communities, and meals out in the bush for a final hurrah before your flight back to Nairobi.
—Leora Rothschild, Travel + Leisure, 12 June 2024
And instead of leaving the bush, my colleague decided to go to where the poachers were.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Apr. 2024
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
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
Our saw can very easily and inadvertently wound other canes on the bush.
—Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2024
Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 13 June 2024
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
In 2016 a fire, most likely ramped up by global warming, bolted out of the bush, burned through the town, shut down Suncor’s mining operations and then continued untrammeled by any efforts to contain it.
—Stephen Pyne, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2024
The camp can also arrange for hot-air balloon rides, visits to Masai communities, and meals out in the bush for a final hurrah before your flight back to Nairobi.
—Leora Rothschild, Travel + Leisure, 12 June 2024
And instead of leaving the bush, my colleague decided to go to where the poachers were.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Apr. 2024
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
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
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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“The bush.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20bush. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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