peat
Example Sentences
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"Once the fire gets into that, it is incredibly vulnerable. We're struggling with ways to prevent the fire spreading once it gets into the peat and prevent it reigniting."
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
This moss, which can hold 20 times its own weight in water, is "really good at building peat".
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
If treated right, peat accumulates "about a millimetre a year," Jones said.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
He moves from the peat bogs of 18th-century Ireland to the dot-com bust with equal authority.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
She leaned against her cane with one hand, but the other hand, stained with peat, was up against the cottage doorway, trembling the slightest bit.
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
Vocabulary lists containing peat
Western Europe - Introductory
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Western Europe - Middle School and High School
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