swamp
Example Sentences
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He began gaining renown as a lawyer in an era when asbestos cases were swamping the U.S. courts.
Water was scarce; wetlands and lakes turned into swamps through soil erosion and overuse.
In the morning the field was a vast sodden swamp: hands, clothes, and faces were black from the cinder mud.
From Literature
When I turn back around Theo is helpfully holding up a pair of my bloomers, scavenged from the swamp of my floor, indicating that I should wipe my mouth.
From Literature
That night he ran and we ran until just before dawn I could see the glow from the Coleman lamp coming through the windows of the cabin across the swamp near our home.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
