rosebush
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of rosebush
Example Sentences
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Just like it was when we had to bury a corpse under a rosebush?
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 20, 2026
“We never stopped believing that somewhere out there, in some stranger’s backyard, our mother’s rosebush was blossoming madly, wildly, pressing one perfect red flower after another out into the late afternoon light.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 17, 2026
The neighborhood where O’Rourke parked was a subdivision full of homes with xeriscaped desert yards: the occasional rosebush stood between creosote topiaries and gigantic cacti.
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 6, 2018
One item from 1907 reported that he had injured himself falling into a rosebush; a week later, another noted that he was better.
From New York Times ● Aug. 9, 2018
Mrs. Frisby would return in mid-afternoon to the rosebush.
From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien
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