How to Use marshy in a Sentence

marshy

adjective
  • The sweet steam mixed with the sour smell of leaves in ditches and marshy places along the creek.
    — Literary Hub, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Avoid swimming or wading in marshy areas where snails can be found.
    — Daniel More, Verywell Health, 8 Mar. 2024
  • In the opening shot, the vehicle chugs down a marshy road walled in by reeds.
    — Robin Kaiser-Schatzlein, The New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2021
  • The hippos, however, were left to roam freely in a hot, marshy area.
    — Harold Maass, The Week, 6 May 2023
  • Songbirds coo and chirp from the marshy fringe; tall grasses rustle in the breeze.
    — Dan Rubinstein, Outside Online, 13 Mar. 2025
  • 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
  • This lake is surrounded by marshy jungle.
    — Delbert L. Chears, Outdoor Life, 5 Mar. 2026
  • There are reports of the streets being marshy and flooded from nearby rivers.
    — Christine Van Blokland, USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2018
  • 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
  • And in Perry’s marshy world of the saltings and science, that’s true enough.
    — Yvonne Zipp, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 June 2017
  • 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
  • Kong's cemetery is a 10-minute drive on a boardwalk over marshy tundra.
    — Author: Teresa Cotsirilos, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Dec. 2017
  • 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
  • Those plants include cattails, which thrive in wet and marshy conditions.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 24 Nov. 2025
  • If the ground feels soft and marshy or your shoes are really wet, give the lawn more time to dry before mowing.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 21 Sep. 2025
  • 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
  • Many worried that the marshy western shore of the borough had been forever marred.
    — Eric Lach, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
  • After about a year with few answers, Timmy’s remains were found in a marshy area.
    — NBC News, 3 May 2022
  • 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 reservoir was built to stabilize the monument, which stands on marshy ground.
    — Roberto Prieto, Variety, 16 June 2026
  • 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
  • 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
  • The production’s tone, previously lighter than air, drops with a splat to the gorge’s marshy ground.
    — Graham Hillard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Feb. 2025
  • 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
  • Most of the shoreline is low and marshy, which contributes to the lack of development.
    — Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Apr. 2024
  • The house centers around the great room, a massive space with hardwood floors and windows that look out onto a marshy pond and trees.
    — Liz Stinson, Curbed, 30 July 2018
  • The nearby Tsengwen Reservoir has shrunk to a marshy stream in some parts.
    — New York Times, 8 Apr. 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
  • Joe Iozzi said the helicopter crashed in a marshy area near the Leesburg airport.
    — David Harris, orlandosentinel.com, 25 May 2021
  • Searchers found one of Doherty's shoes and his shirt Sunday in a nearby marshy area.
    — CBS News, 21 May 2017

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