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Meanings of thorny bushes in English

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Usage of thorny bushes in English
1
It is a mountain of big boulders, loose little stones, thorny bushes.
The Mountains
2
The paths were rockier, strewn with felled trees and invaded by thorny bushes.
To the end of the land
3
We stopped the car and scrambled through the thorny bushes that lined the road.
32 Caliber
4
Trusting in luck, Reiko fought past thorny bushes, then froze.
The Dragon King’s Palace
5
I led through thorny bushes and entered a water-polished corner.
Climbing Magazine
6
They skirted patches of thorny bushes; they went on hands and knees up sharp inclines.
Daughter of the Sun / A Tale of Adventure
7
Nest of twigs, lined with cotton or wool, and usually placed in stiff thorny bushes.
The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1
8
Now, waist-high in thorny bushes, they tore their way through by sheer force of strength.
The Thrall of Leif the Lucky: A Story of Viking Days
9
To turn aside into the jungle meant to fight his way through thick, thorny bushes.
Jack North's Treasure Hunt; Or, Daring Adventures in South Ameri...
10
Its place is supplied with prickly-pear and thorny bushes.
The Great Speeches and Orations of Daniel Webster / With an Essa...
11
He held fast hold of the thorny bushes, which tore his hands dreadfully in the struggle.
Isaac T. Hopper: A True Life
12
Thick grew the tribulus (on the ground), But they cleared away its thorny bushes.
The Shih King, or, Book of Poetry / From the Sacred Books of the...
13
Thus the modest violet, concealed beneath the thorny bushes, sheds its fragrance, while itself remains unseen.
Paul and Virginia from the French of J.B.H. de Saint Pierre
14
Our route lay across very extensive plains, interspersed with low thorny bushes and wide salt lakes.
The Rifle and the Hound in Ceylon
15
They believed that insects, poisonous snakes, and thorny bushes that tear your clothes were dominant elements.
Anthill: a novel
16
We're blundering through a dense thicket of thorny bushes that scrape my arms as I follow her.
Arcadia falls
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Thorny bushes through the time
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United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common