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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South of the Montna Farms rice fields, and dryer along Highway 99 in Sutter County, lie about 500 acres of seasonal marshland that has participated in wetlands incentive programs with BirdReturns since the program began in 2014.
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Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025
The latter happened when the two brothers were battling a wildfire that had grown from efforts to burn away vegetation on some marshland at the farm; some in Plainfield questioned whether Ed had something to do with it.
—Chris Foran, jsonline.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Before the storm, this stretch of marshland was largely cattle ranches.
—Nathaniel Rich, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
So with nothing to stop them, the birds flew to nearby marshlands and began reproducing.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2025
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Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025
The latter happened when the two brothers were battling a wildfire that had grown from efforts to burn away vegetation on some marshland at the farm; some in Plainfield questioned whether Ed had something to do with it.
—Chris Foran, jsonline.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Before the storm, this stretch of marshland was largely cattle ranches.
—Nathaniel Rich, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
So with nothing to stop them, the birds flew to nearby marshlands and began reproducing.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2025
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“Marshland.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/marshland. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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marshland
noun
marsh·land
ˈmärsh-ˌland 
: a marshy area : marsh
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