How to Use wetland in a Sentence

wetland

noun
  • This has caused iconic lakes and wetlands to dry in many parts of Iran.
    Sanam Mahoozi, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
  • The wetland plant is found in shallow marshes and moist soils.
    Marina Johnson, Detroit Free Press, 6 July 2023
  • The wetland is home to hundreds of species of birds and more than 60 kinds of butterflies.
    Ryan Gillespie, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Dec. 2022
  • Trees that had been encroaching on the wetlands were felled.
    Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2024
  • This plant can be found in swamps, wetlands, or hardwood forests.
    Chandra Fleming, Detroit Free Press, 15 Mar. 2023
  • To remove the weed, engineers built a seawall and flooded the wetland to drown the grass.
    Byerik Stokstad, science.org, 8 Mar. 2023
  • The scouts plan to move out of the site, which lies on a reclaimed wetland on the southwest coast of the peninsula, on Tuesday.
    Jin Yu Young, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2023
  • The Westlake campus is near a wetlands area, and windows on the north side face a wooded area.
    cleveland, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Today, 5 million acres of wetlands cover 15% of the state.
    Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2024
  • Vast wetlands have shrunk to thin channels of salty water.
    Alissa J. Rubin Bryan Denton, New York Times, 29 July 2023
  • In some cases, Fairfax found, beaver wetlands even stopped blazes in their tracks.
    Ben Goldfarb, WIRED, 28 Dec. 2023
  • If a place has less room to build — due to mountains, wetlands or oceans, for example — each square foot of dirt costs more.
    Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 24 Nov. 2023
  • Mark Davis served as advisor on the report and has worked on wetland issues for 30 years.
    Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco, Journal Sentinel, 29 Jan. 2023
  • In the South, a seasonal flush hits the hardwood trees dotting river deltas and wetlands.
    Popular Science, 12 Oct. 2023
  • The lack of rain combined with the summer’s extreme heat dried out wetlands and reduced the water table’s depth, the city said.
    Mary Gilbert, CNN, 23 Oct. 2023
  • That flight sent chunks of the launchpad into nearby wetlands and along the shoreline, though no one was injured.
    Christian Davenport, Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2023
  • The lake and its extensive wetlands once teemed with fish, birds, beavers and frogs, and the people who lived on its shores built rafts out of tules and fished with basket traps.
    Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2023
  • The property is tucked in the pine forests and wetlands outside the historic city of Milton, one hour north of Pensacola.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 3 Nov. 2023
  • The property covers 237 acres of grasslands, woods and wetlands on the north side of Milwaukee.
    Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 14 May 2023
  • The snakes are believed to be northern water snakes and likely came from wetlands behind the hotel.
    Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 17 Aug. 2023
  • And there may be an immediate impact on the state’s wetlands.
    Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 24 July 2023
  • There are also bird walks and bike rides into the surrounding wetlands.
    Chandrahas Choudhury, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Mar. 2024
  • There are two lakes on the grounds, one is a wetland lake near the clubhouse, designed to have a marsh area where there are various grains suitable for wildlife plants.
    Sam Boyer, cleveland, 10 Oct. 2022
  • Over 95% of wetlands in the Lower Basin contain sediment that is toxic to wildlife.
    Martin Schiavenato, The Conversation, 30 Aug. 2023
  • The park's three acres have it all: a great lawn, wetland stream and trail, playground, public art, game courts, dog park and native landscaping.
    Vicki Salemi, Chron, 21 Feb. 2023
  • Venture further into the park to see wetlands and wooded ravines.
    Jen Guadarrama, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Mar. 2024
  • He’s also scheduled to visit a wetlands preserve and take a ride on China’s high speed rail.
    Laurel Rosenhall, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2023
  • King expressed enthusiasm for the more passive aspects of the plan, such as the wetland boardwalk.
    Stacy Ryburn, Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2023
  • Petros will preserve another 1.48 acres of wetlands on the site.
    Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 18 July 2023
  • These are prime wetlands, the sort the county identified for protection.
    Letters To The Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2024

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