marshy
Example Sentences
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Marshy areas in the center were dug out to accommodate shipping channels.
From New York Times • Oct. 14, 2015
In Myrtle Beach, S.C., local boosters succeeded in a nationwide search for a living namesake by finding Mrs. Myrtle Beach of Fort Madison, Iowa, mother of three � Sandy, Marshy and Rocky.
From Time Magazine Archive
Marshy silt and decomposed plants made a surface that looked completely solid, but it was even worse than quicksand.
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
The night wind sighs in the sedge—the frogs sing by the Marshy Mere.
From Japanese Fairy Tales by James, Grace
Some thought Miss Timothy was handsomer,—she was tall, and a fine figger; her and Mis' Blyth favored each other,—but little Miss Marshy was the one for my money.
From Mrs. Tree by Richards, Laura Elizabeth Howe
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"Be Prepared" by Vera Brosgol
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