sedge

Example Sentences

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Backyards full of wispy sedge grass, verdant moss, and wildflower meadows are helping bring gardens and green spaces back to life.

From National Geographic • Jul. 20, 2023

She lists the type of colorful foliage hikers can expect to see on each trip, from Geyer’s sedge to blue wildrye and rosy spirea.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 28, 2022

Even so, the decision to cancel a festival that celebrates the natural wonder of sedge warblers, ospreys, redwings and wigeons that are able to take to the skies carbon-free has left many fans crestfallen.

From Washington Post • Nov. 24, 2021

In the 1990s, the shore was covered with sedge and the lake bottom was strewn with the rounded shells of native mollusks.

From Science Magazine • Oct. 20, 2021

As she tied the first piece of cloth to a bent sedge, she looked down on a small pile of droppings.

From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George