marsh

Example Sentences

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In no time, I was in unfamiliar territory: The sun rose over spoonbills and egrets standing in shallow water as a lone kayaker navigated fields of marsh grass.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 7, 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

Malaria is carried by dozens of species of Anopheles mosquitoes, also known as marsh or nail mosquitoes.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2024

“No, no. Wait, I want to see what she’s up to. Why’s she in the marsh behind our house in the middle of the night?”

From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce