How to Use bulrush in a Sentence
bulrush
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Marshes often have more grasslike plants, such as cattails and bulrushes.
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Jon Sweetman,
The Conversation,
30 Sep. 2022
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Tules are a type of bulrush found in wetlands across California, Bay Nature said.
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Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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And in England, a startup is growing bulrush for winter jacket insulation.
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Troy Aidan Sambajon,
Christian Science Monitor,
7 Apr. 2025
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In natural lakes, good cover includes the rhizomes (root systems) of white water lily or open cavities within curtains of hardstem bulrush.
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Cory Schmidt,
Outdoor Life,
15 Apr. 2026
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Our first glimpse of the low-lying island, roughly 500 miles south of Cairo, is of a fisherman balancing skillfully atop his rowboat in the bulrushes.
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Francine Kiefer,
Christian Science Monitor,
1 Apr. 2025
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