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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American alligators in Oklahoma live primarily in isolated areas and marshlands in the state’s southeastern corner.
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Noël Fletcher, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
Authorities have not released information about the cause of the blowout or the total volume of oil released into the Louisiana Gulf Coast's marshlands.
—Dan Ruetenik, CBS News, 5 May 2025
Those changes include channelizing the bay in some places and transforming it into dunes and marshland in others.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Apr. 2025
First up is an easy, 2.5-mile birding walk on Nov. 13, 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., along the Baylands’ sloughs, San Francisquito Creek and the marshlands, a major migratory flyway for birds.
—Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 20 Oct. 2024
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Noël Fletcher, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
Authorities have not released information about the cause of the blowout or the total volume of oil released into the Louisiana Gulf Coast's marshlands.
—Dan Ruetenik, CBS News, 5 May 2025
Those changes include channelizing the bay in some places and transforming it into dunes and marshland in others.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Apr. 2025
First up is an easy, 2.5-mile birding walk on Nov. 13, 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., along the Baylands’ sloughs, San Francisquito Creek and the marshlands, a major migratory flyway for birds.
—Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 20 Oct. 2024
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“Marshland.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/marshland. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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marshland
noun
marsh·land
ˈmärsh-ˌland 
: a marshy area : marsh
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