swampland

Example Sentences

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The Lake Chad basin is a huge region of waterways and swampland shared by Nigeria, Chad, Niger and Cameroon.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

Employees at the $183 billion Silicon Valley giant have developed a bizarre fascination with alligator Claude, who lives nearby in a patch of swampland at San Francisco’s California Academy of Sciences.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 16, 2025

According to AP News, the center is designed to house up to 5,000 migrants in temporary structures and will rely on nearby swampland, as well as local wildlife like alligators and pythons, as natural barriers.

From Salon • Jun. 28, 2025

“Glengarry Glen Ross” concerns the hustlers and grinders of Premiere Properties, who specialize in “investment opportunities” of Florida swampland, sold primarily to unsuspecting suburbanites under the guise of many-strings-attached prizes and ticking-clock options.

From New York Times • Jun. 30, 2023

I looked at the islands of vegetation fenced in within the clusters of willow trees creating the illusion of a heavily forested swampland.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall