often attributive
: a tract of soft wet land usually characterized by monocotyledons (such as grasses or cattails)
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Examples of marsh in a Sentence
a wide expanse of marsh
the marshes along the coast support a remarkable profusion of plants and animals
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Caught in the middle are the migrants themselves, including many women and children stuck in hostile marshes and forests along the border.
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Rafal Niedzielski and Czarek Sokolowski, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 June 2024
Book a kayak or paddleboard tour with Outer Banks Kayak Adventures for a morning or moonlight paddle through the marshes of the Roanoke Sound and Cape Hatteras National Seashore.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 5 June 2024
Hundreds of thousands of acres of mostly undisturbed wetlands, marshes and forests are somewhat hard to come by these days, making this a prime destination for birds and other wildlife to live or just pass through on their migration journey.
—Madeline Heim, Journal Sentinel, 29 May 2024
Moorish pueblos blancos dust the hills like icing sugar, and there’s a vast richness to the ridges and marshes of the national parks that buffer the coast’s extremities.
—Lydia Bell, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 May 2024
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Rafal Niedzielski and Czarek Sokolowski, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 June 2024
Book a kayak or paddleboard tour with Outer Banks Kayak Adventures for a morning or moonlight paddle through the marshes of the Roanoke Sound and Cape Hatteras National Seashore.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 5 June 2024
Hundreds of thousands of acres of mostly undisturbed wetlands, marshes and forests are somewhat hard to come by these days, making this a prime destination for birds and other wildlife to live or just pass through on their migration journey.
—Madeline Heim, Journal Sentinel, 29 May 2024
Moorish pueblos blancos dust the hills like icing sugar, and there’s a vast richness to the ridges and marshes of the national parks that buffer the coast’s extremities.
—Lydia Bell, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 May 2024
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“Marsh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/marsh. Accessed 18 Jun. 2024.
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marsh
noun
: an area of soft wet land usually overgrown by grasses and sedges
marshy
adjective
ˈmär-shē
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