fen

Example Sentences

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He found no sign of skaters or a wonky telegraph pole often referred to in fen skating circles.

From BBC • Jan. 26, 2023

The Sacketts’ property was connected to a fen and, thence, to the lake, via a “shallow subsurface flow” of moisture, the agency advised, making it subject to the 1972 Clean Water Act.

From Washington Post • Oct. 5, 2022

She found, about 15 inches underground, partially decayed roots, twigs and the cold moisture of a fen.

From Washington Times • Sep. 13, 2020

She keeps her world of the fen people half-hidden from him, although she explains how they “call upon the water” to form islands without digging or creating dikes or walls.

From New York Times • Sep. 17, 2019

The young man was riding mournfully through the fen country—which had not been drained in those days and was probably the wildest part of England.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White