How to Use salt marsh in a Sentence

salt marsh

noun
  • Our plantable zones for salt marsh almost doubled, if not tripled.
    — Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
  • Woodstorks, roseate spoonbills and egrets fish the salt marsh.
    — Bob Rountree, Sun-Sentinel.com, 10 Apr. 2018
  • Many insects live in fresh water, or close to the sea in salt marsh and beach habitats.
    — Andrew Coletti, Popular Science, 12 Mar. 2026
  • In some places, the grassy black needlerush of the salt marsh almost completely shrouds the old tree stumps.
    — Amy Green, miamiherald, 11 July 2018
  • The area is also home to the endangered salt marsh harvest mouse.
    — Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2026
  • Wood benches and swings overlook the salt marsh and dock where residents keep kayaks.
    — Kara Franker, Southern Living, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Upland forest, salt marsh, a beach, and a lagoon make up the landscape.
    — Hannah Selinger, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2021
  • On the west, there’s an intricate network of salt marshes and creeks.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 24 Jan. 2025
  • These snails have been shown to transform salt marsh grasslands to mudflats in as little as eight months.
    — Roni Dengler, Discover Magazine, 14 Sep. 2018
  • Use dip nets and seine nets to study the aquatic life living among the mangroves in these salt marsh areas.
    — Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 19 June 2024
  • Use dip nets and seine nets to study the aquatic life living amongst the mangroves in these salt marsh areas.
    — Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 31 July 2024
  • The winding walkway from the dock to the lodge was built over land, with tall blades of salt marsh cord grass on either side.
    — Marissa J. Lang, Washington Post, 31 Oct. 2019
  • The 115-acre farm has a pond, salt marshes, wetlands, and more than three miles of trails.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 12 Sep. 2019
  • The other paths pass along the edge of a pristine salt marsh, a rarity along the shoreline.
    — Peter Marteka, courant.com, 15 May 2018
  • This is a bit conceptual, but the salt marshes protect us.
    — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Massive sand dunes guard salt marshes and serene lagoons, and unspoiled beaches stretch for miles.
    — Brady Dennis, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Nov. 2019
  • Construction on the mill began in 1887, built on a salt marsh.
    — Sophie Hills, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Apr. 2024
  • Or try out an eco tour to view Charleston’s islands, salt marshes, marine, and wildlife.
    — Alyssa Girdwain, Women's Health, 7 Apr. 2023
  • There is a long boardwalk over a salt marsh for easy access to the beach, as well as lots of sand for a game of beach volleyball.
    — Sucheta Rawal, Travel + Leisure, 26 Feb. 2021
  • The forests were retreating as the salt marsh migrated inland.
    — Amy Green, miamiherald, 11 July 2018
  • On the other side, miles of shallow salt marshes extended to the horizon.
    — Alexia Fernández Campbell, Essence, 4 July 2024
  • The insects typically lay eggs in moist places, such as muddy salt marsh areas.
    — Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 19 June 2026
  • The goal of the EU project is to make salt marsh reconstruction scalable.
    — ABC News, 30 May 2026
  • Initially, the Navy tried to scare its wayward flamingo away from a salt marsh between two airstrips.
    — Michael Adno, The New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2023
  • The beach is a living thing that changes with the tide, waves, weather, and neighboring ecosystems such as salt marshes and dunes.
    — Susan Moeller, BostonGlobe.com, 2 May 2018
  • Make your trip memorable with a horseback ride along the beach or a paddleboarding session along the salt marsh.
    — Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2025
  • Make your trip memorable with a horseback ride along the beach or a paddleboarding session along the salt marsh.
    — Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 14 Aug. 2024
  • Around 300 acres of salt marsh on the west side of the causeway will be protected by the project, the release says.
    — Margaret Kates | [email protected], al, 15 Aug. 2023
  • This succulent grows in thin, green stalks along beaches, in salt marshes and estuaries of much of the world.
    — Michael Gardiner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 June 2019
  • More than half of the main island is salt marsh, and the knee-high cordgrass and black needlerush seemingly stretched to the Earth’s curve.
    — Andrea Sachs, Washington Post, 1 July 2022

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