swamp

Example Sentences

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Here’s what can’t be denied: The Sunshine State’s reputation as the nation’s dangle, Heaven’s lobby, and a land of swamp creatures and crocodile wrestlers and Disneyworld and Mar-A-Lago and, somehow, Miami.

From Salon • Jul. 1, 2026

That’s a huge revision, and it was big enough to swamp the effects of reduced consumer spending.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 25, 2026

The original features “an all-American archetype of a virtuous family pitted against a monster,” while Scorsese depicted a “broken and dysfunctional family and the monster is even more extreme, he’s like a swamp creature.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

Mr. Urban has natural swagger and he’s the best aspect here, although that’s like singling out the most fragrant part of a swamp.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Overnight, it poured, and the graveyard became a swamp.

From "The Bridge Home" by Padma Venkatraman