swamp

Example Sentences

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The difference is a matter of a few hundred bucks, and what you pay in capital gains taxes is likely to swamp any tiny performance advantage.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

Troops found the submarine in a mangrove swamp in the Cayapas–Mataje nature reserve.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

It is bordered by vast swamp forests and largely undisturbed lowland rainforest growing atop deep peat deposits.

From Science Daily • Feb. 24, 2026

When you hail from one of the top 10 swamp cities in northeastern Florida, it’s just about impossible not to have a few in your circle.

From Salon • Feb. 4, 2026

There are rich Spinneys and poor Spinneys and regular Spinneys, but there ain’t no swamp Spinneys, and my mom’s family never let my dad forget it, believe you me.

From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick