swampland

Example Sentences

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The powers of a landowner can range from the almost full sovereignty enjoyed by a mighty feudal noble to the essentially nonexistent rights I have over the protected swampland outside my window.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

According to AP News, the center is designed to house up to 5,000 migrants in temporary structures and will rely on nearby swampland, as well as local wildlife like alligators and pythons, as natural barriers.

From Salon • Jun. 28, 2025

Vice City's version of Miami's art deco, neon-lit beachfront appears in the trailer, as does the Grassrivers swampland, inspired by the Florida everglades.

From BBC • May 6, 2025

Senate, and to hear the outcry you’d have thought he was peddling swampland or calling for the execution of puppies and kittens.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2024

There was one night when Khalid spent a long time telling me a story about a shack that belongs to Old Man Martin, down by the river in the swampland.

From "King and the Dragonflies" by Kacen Callender