often attributive
: a tract of soft wet land usually characterized by monocotyledons (such as grasses or cattails)
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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The marshes were drained, in stages, between 1829 and the 1950s, but this remained a remote, sparsely populated place of scattered villages, boar hunting, and driftwood beaches.
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Lee Marshall, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2025
The loss of these freshwater marshes reduces the capacity of the Everglades to remove phosphorus from the water.
—John Kominoski, The Conversation, 15 Apr. 2025
Other films from territories seen more rarely on the big screen include Iraqi director Hasan Hadi’s The President’s Cake set in Iraq’s little filmed marshes area against the backdrop of President Saddam Hussein’s rule in the 1990s.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 15 Apr. 2025
Try the Summer Lake Wildlife Area for birdwatching in the marshes and camping beneath the cosmos.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 10 Apr. 2025
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Lee Marshall, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2025
The loss of these freshwater marshes reduces the capacity of the Everglades to remove phosphorus from the water.
—John Kominoski, The Conversation, 15 Apr. 2025
Other films from territories seen more rarely on the big screen include Iraqi director Hasan Hadi’s The President’s Cake set in Iraq’s little filmed marshes area against the backdrop of President Saddam Hussein’s rule in the 1990s.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 15 Apr. 2025
Try the Summer Lake Wildlife Area for birdwatching in the marshes and camping beneath the cosmos.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 10 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for marsh
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“Marsh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/marsh. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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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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