How to Use wetland in a Sentence

wetland

noun
  • When wetlands were filled in and forests cut down.
    — Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2026
  • What about wetlands that are dry for some or much of any year?
    — Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 18 Jan. 2026
  • The ranch also has three lakes and a wetlands area.
    — Neal Franklin, Dallas Morning News, 17 Mar. 2026
  • The trail runs through marsh and wetland areas and is very serene.
    — John Pana, cleveland, 23 June 2020
  • This plant can be found in swamps, wetlands, or hardwood forests.
    — Chandra Fleming, Detroit Free Press, 15 Mar. 2023
  • Sand may clog stream channels and wetlands.
    — Alex Kuffner, The Providence Journal, 27 Feb. 2026
  • At first, the wetland was sedate.
    — Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Fine-scale maps of the world’s forests, grasslands, wetlands and crops.
    — Raymond Zhong, New York Times, 3 May 2024
  • The footprints were likely made in soft ground at the edge of a wetland.
    — Katie Hunt, CNN, 23 Sep. 2021
  • Hill crouched in the wetland with his hunting bow and waited.
    — Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 17 June 2022
  • The wetland plant is found in shallow marshes and moist soils.
    — Marina Johnson, Detroit Free Press, 6 July 2023
  • This has caused iconic lakes and wetlands to dry in many parts of Iran.
    — Sanam Mahoozi, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
  • And that guy walking through wetlands in a white collared shirt?
    — Nick Romano, EW.com, 18 Dec. 2024
  • The coastal forests and wetlands, which could once have absorbed a storm surge, had been built over.
    — Garry Wills, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2019
  • Restored wetlands give rivers room to roam and decrease flood risk.
    — The Seattle Times, 24 Sep. 2018
  • Could the wetlands have mushrooms or algae out there?
    — Dr. John De Jong, Boston Herald, 7 June 2026
  • And since then, the state has lost about 85 percent of its wetlands.
    — Michelle Mastro, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 July 2024
  • The trails wind through native forests, meadows and a wetland.
    — Washington Post, 10 Mar. 2022
  • One of the city’s few wetlands attracts more than 55 species of birds.
    — Erin E. Williams, Twin Cities, 22 June 2019
  • This is your chance to learn from an expert about the many birds who frequent these wetlands.
    — Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 28 May 2026
  • The focus of this vacation house was the views of the wetlands and the bay.
    — Nancy Keates, WSJ, 27 Dec. 2018
  • At that time, the desert would have been a wetland and a big draw for wildlife and these early settlers.
    — Katie Hunt, CNN, 11 Oct. 2021
  • The thick growth of these plants can actually cause wetlands to dry out.
    — Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 12 Sep. 2024
  • The bank then uses the money to build large wetland habitats around the state.
    — Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 26 Jan. 2021
  • Rice fields make for some of the best temporary wetland habitat.
    — Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The hatchling turtles then are on their own to find a lake or wetland and fend for themselves.
    — Jim Gilbert, Star Tribune, 3 June 2021
  • Are there animals that could replace the beaver in a wetland?
    — Brianne Kane, Scientific American, 13 Mar. 2026
  • In Illinois, wetland habitat has shrunk as the state deals with drought.
    — Evan Bush, NBC news, 9 Oct. 2025
  • The creatures prefer large, dense areas in the woods and wetlands.
    — Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 13 Sep. 2025
  • In some cases, Fairfax found, beaver wetlands even stopped blazes in their tracks.
    — Ben Goldfarb, WIRED, 28 Dec. 2023

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