swampy

Example Sentences

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Their breath was believed to poison the air and suffocate the land, especially in swampy regions where disease was common.

From Science Daily • Feb. 2, 2026

The sun is setting over Ilubirin, a half-finished housing estate being constructed on sand-filled land reclaimed from the swampy Lagos lagoon.

From Barron's • Dec. 22, 2025

According to these organizations, the answer to reversing toxic algae lies in Ohio’s swampy past.

From Salon • Aug. 16, 2025

With worries about the spread of gun ownership in his head, Fogerty devised one of his eeriest productions for this swampy psych-rock number.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 3, 2025

It reached out of his head and enfolded him in its swampy arms.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy