moss

Example Sentences

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He was following in the damp footsteps of his forefathers, who started picking wild moss more than 70 years ago.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026

"The climate is changing, winter is wetter, summer is drier and warmer and moss seems to be growing faster," he said.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026

"It has been a secret industry but now the demand is there for the moss," Graham said.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026

"The investigators wanted to know what kind of moss it was, and how long it had been buried in the soil," says von Konrat.

From Science Daily • Mar. 6, 2026

He cringed and quietly begged the children to stop, stuffed moss in his one good ear and went to bed early on that dreadful night.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman