marsh

Example Sentences

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Ukrainians possessed intimate knowledge of every road junction, bridge, tunnel, marsh, river and choke point that could be exploited against a mechanized force dependent on road networks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

The area was a major nesting site for yellow-headed black birds, red-winged black birds, marsh wrens, soras and Virginia rails.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2025

Again, untreated effluent polluted the rivers and the local marsh rhyne drainage system.

From BBC • Nov. 11, 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

I walked up to the marsh, a place that had held such fascination and fun and fear for me, and placed my feet at the edge of the water.

From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce