marsh

Example Sentences

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She said it would previously have been a "lush salt marsh" full of plants which would have attracted animals and, in turn, humans - possibly for fishing or hunting.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

In no time, I was in unfamiliar territory: The sun rose over spoonbills and egrets standing in shallow water as a lone kayaker navigated fields of marsh grass.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 7, 2026

Other small fossils new to science have also been found at Otago sites this year, including the first dancefly, cranefly, phantom midge and marsh beetle fossils from New Zealand.

From Science Daily • Dec. 2, 2024

We leave it to them to dictate the menu, rather than demanding what we need in the absence of knowing what they’re finding in the marsh, ocean and pasture.

From Salon • Aug. 20, 2024

We fell silent as we got closer, quiet as the bubbles breaking in the mud of the marsh.

From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce