Would he have to be careful of breaking branches and twigs?

It was very overgrown, and he had to move carefully to avoid breaking twigs.

We broke twigs from a sage bush and piled them on a little cleared place in the shelter of our bodies.

She could now hear the occasional snap of breaking twigs as it forged ahead.

I looked down on the ground before taking each step so as not to break or move twigs or stones that might alert them.

Ma broke twigs into the stove, and the coals from the dinner cooking started them blazing.

He had to pick his way, be careful not to break twigs nor rattle stones.

They do the job easily, making little dry sounds like breaking twigs.

At each pace there came a strange clicking sound like breaking twigs.

The noise of breaking twigs stopped but the breathing continued.