reed
Example Sentences
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It swirled around the trees, too, and rose like steam from the glossy mud and clumps of reeds that stretched away on all sides.
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He went back in the direction they’d come from, parting the reeds and shrubs.
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It was coming from the long grass and reeds at the water’s edge.
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A 2021 photograph by Maree Clarke is an exception; family members in traditional regalia are seated by a reed canoe, with the skyline of Melbourne in the background, powerfully fusing past and present.
The basket reeds often develop a reddish tint at the bottom part of the plant when they’re drying.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.