How to Use marshy in a Sentence

marshy

adjective
Definition of marshynext
  • The pair then swam across a marshy area and were found sitting on the porch of a camp, Carboni said.
    — NBC News, 9 June 2020
  • Problem soils aren’t new for the northwest metro area, and that part of 36 is close to a marshy area.
    — Jon Murray, The Denver Post, 16 July 2019
  • And in Perry’s marshy world of the saltings and science, that’s true enough.
    — Yvonne Zipp, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 June 2017
  • In the marshy low land area, transportation isn’t easy.
    — Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 6 May 2021
  • In the opening shot, the vehicle chugs down a marshy road walled in by reeds.
    — Robin Kaiser-Schatzlein, The New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2021
  • Fish weren’t cruising the banks feeding on bait pulled from the marshy cover by the tides.
    — Bill May, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 22 Sep. 2019
  • The hippos, however, were left to roam freely in a hot, marshy area.
    — Harold Maass, The Week, 6 May 2023
  • The best way to avoid a gator's grasp is to stay away from rivers and marshy habitats, Outforia said.
    — Julia Musto, Fox News, 18 Sep. 2021
  • And a male red-winged blackbird sat tall on a marshy point to the south, its red-and-yellow epaulettes on full display.
    — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2018
  • The footpath winds past piles of junked cars, and over marshy tundra with the texture of a wet sponge, toward a mud pit.
    — Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Sep. 2023
  • The wall here is set back a mile or so north of the Rio Grande River because the marshy ground near the river could not support the project.
    — Anna Giaritelli, Washington Examiner, 2 Nov. 2020
  • Joe Iozzi said the helicopter crashed in a marshy area near the Leesburg airport.
    — David Harris, orlandosentinel.com, 25 May 2021
  • On a hot day at dusk, when there's stillness in the air, look to the edge of woods or marshy areas, or across an expanse of lawn.
    — Sue Campbell, Star Tribune, 27 June 2021
  • Two agents found the sisters -- who are 4 and 6 years old -- alone in a marshy area along the Colorado River in Yuma.
    — Joe Sutton, CNN, 14 Oct. 2021
  • Each spring, the first of millions of mosquito eggs hatch in the marshy wetlands west of the Salt Lake City airport.
    — Paighten Harkins, The Salt Lake Tribune, 22 Nov. 2022
  • There’s a narrow, 3.5-mile-long road there, on a marshy slit of land off the Atlantic Ocean, that’s worth seeing up close.
    — Clifton Leaf, Fortune, 2 Feb. 2022
  • To them, a marshy low spot that provides nesting for mallards and muskrats is a hindrance to progress.
    — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2018
  • If not for the marshy spots glistening in multiple spots on the pitch, the U.S. might have scored sooner.
    — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2024
  • Many were first-time buyers new to the island who thought the marshy landscape was beautiful and the low prices were a steal.
    — Laura Kusisto, WSJ, 17 Dec. 2017
  • The nearby Tsengwen Reservoir has shrunk to a marshy stream in some parts.
    — New York Times, 8 Apr. 2021
  • There are reports of the streets being marshy and flooded from nearby rivers.
    — Christine Van Blokland, USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2018
  • That comes from the marshy, swampy conditions that cut the town off from much of the city and forced many in the area to garden their own vegetables.
    — Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 5 June 2017
  • The cabin sits on marshy flats on the island’s lowlands, about 90 feet above sea level.
    — Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Aug. 2021
  • Kong's cemetery is a 10-minute drive on a boardwalk over marshy tundra.
    — Author: Teresa Cotsirilos, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Dec. 2017
  • His body was found Sunday in a marshy area off Coe Drive, officials have said.
    — Jeremy C. Fox, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Dec. 2021
  • On one property tour, the children found a frog and a snail in a marshy area, Carbajal said.
    — Nina Shapiro, The Seattle Times, 7 Apr. 2018
  • Most of the shoreline is low and marshy, which contributes to the lack of development.
    — Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Apr. 2024
  • Yep, there are, in fact, lots of frogs in the wet, marshy area, which is how Frogmore got its name, per the Royal Collection Trust.
    — Korin Miller, Women's Health, 2 Mar. 2023
  • After several creek crossings, the trail ends at Parsons Spring (4 miles), a wide marshy area.
    — Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 12 June 2024
  • The trail winds under shady trees in a more marshy habitat before coming to a water crossing over a wooden bridge.
    — Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2024

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