Examples of marshland in a Sentence
one hundred acres of marshland
grasses, sedges, and rushes are the plant species most commonly found in marshlands
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Rebuilding is cost-prohibitive, but in Philadelphia, there's a natural solution: protecting what's left of the city's marshland.
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Laura Geller, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2025
Between May 2010 and December 2011, the time between when Shannan Gilbert went missing and was ultimately found, authorities had actively investigated the case, repeatedly searching the marshlands along the shore and eventually locating the remains of 11 victims, including Gilbert.
—Aja Romano, Vox, 10 Apr. 2025
There’s so much to see here—the Atlantic Ocean, the marshland, and the 5 miles of beaches.
—Casey Barber, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2025
Lithuanian military officials have yet to confirm the exact cause of the deaths, but local media reported that the vehicle may have been trapped in marshland, leading to a potential drowning.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
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Laura Geller, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2025
Between May 2010 and December 2011, the time between when Shannan Gilbert went missing and was ultimately found, authorities had actively investigated the case, repeatedly searching the marshlands along the shore and eventually locating the remains of 11 victims, including Gilbert.
—Aja Romano, Vox, 10 Apr. 2025
There’s so much to see here—the Atlantic Ocean, the marshland, and the 5 miles of beaches.
—Casey Barber, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2025
Lithuanian military officials have yet to confirm the exact cause of the deaths, but local media reported that the vehicle may have been trapped in marshland, leading to a potential drowning.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
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“Marshland.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/marshland. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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marshland
noun
marsh·land
ˈmärsh-ˌland 
: a marshy area : marsh
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