How to Use fen in a Sentence
fen
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The wind reaches the fens of eastern England before the light does, moving over the marshes in long gray sweeps.
—Jp Mangalindan, Time, 11 Sep. 2026
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Commoners relied on swamps, fens, forests, and heaths for fuel, gravel, stone, and wood to make tools and to build and repair houses.
—Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026
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Poison sumac is typically found in fens and indicates wet soil, MSU said.
—Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 10 July 2026
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Bogs and fens are areas that accumulate peat – deposits of dead and partly decomposed plant materials that form organic-rich soil.
—Jon Sweetman, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2022
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The film follows its hero from fens to road and road to London, then London toward the forest—as private grief grows into collective fury and fury reaches the gates of power.
—Jp Mangalindan, Time, 11 Sep. 2026
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