swamp

Example Sentences

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

From Science Daily • Feb. 24, 2026

David Tor, acting director of the town's hospital, introduced AFP to a mother who had been forced to deliver in nearby swamp land.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 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

The reptile, who died from liver cancer at the age of 30 in December, hatched in 1995 at an alligator farm in Louisiana before coming to live at the academy's swamp exhibit in 2008.

From BBC • Jan. 19, 2026

“Certainly they cannot build on it; it is a swamp, meant only for rice-growing.”

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya