swampy

Example Sentences

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Paddle in hand, he now collects the rubbish that accumulates in the reeds along the swampy banks to sell to recycling companies.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

Architect Albert Speer later claimed that he always knew it would be impossible to build something that big in the swampy soil of central Berlin.

From Salon • May 3, 2026

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

Her poems ranged from swampy oppressive memories of Florida to the nature of poetry to musings on hypocritical activists.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2025

Just swamp is all I see, the tops of swamp trees, little clearings of swampy bits of water, the river eventually starting to form itself again.

From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness