peat
Example Sentences
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The park authority said the fire was still burning deep in the peat soil.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
He moves from the peat bogs of 18th-century Ireland to the dot-com bust with equal authority.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
It also released planet-warming greenhouse gases that had been trapped deep in peat soils for 1,000 years.
From BBC ● May 21, 2026
In these regions, practices such as draining peatlands for agriculture, clearing forests, and converting land for development have made peat soils far more likely to ignite.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 19, 2026
The smell of wet earth comes to me from those thumbed and tattered pages, the sour tang of moorland peat, the feel of soggy moss spattered white in places by a heron’s droppings.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
Vocabulary lists containing peat
Western Europe - Introductory
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Western Europe - Middle School and High School
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