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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They are found in a wide variety of habitats but prefer oak-cabbage palm hammocks, freshwater marshes and sloughs, pine flatwoods, and more open agricultural areas.
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Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
The sun keeps setting as small caravans trudge through high grasses, over rocky ripple, and finally, into the marsh.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 9 Sep. 2025
Decades ago, marshes were considered nuisances, soggy flats to be drained, dried, and made waterproof with liberal coatings of asphalt.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 9 Sep. 2025
Environmental groups successfully lobbied for the closing of the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet in 2009, launched barrier island rebuilds, and restored thousands of acres of marsh.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 28 Aug. 2025
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Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
The sun keeps setting as small caravans trudge through high grasses, over rocky ripple, and finally, into the marsh.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 9 Sep. 2025
Decades ago, marshes were considered nuisances, soggy flats to be drained, dried, and made waterproof with liberal coatings of asphalt.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 9 Sep. 2025
Environmental groups successfully lobbied for the closing of the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet in 2009, launched barrier island rebuilds, and restored thousands of acres of marsh.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 28 Aug. 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 14 Sep. 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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