This swamp is a monument to death. Snakes, alligators, quicksand, all bent on one thing: destruction. From LearnThat.org. [Edward D. Wood Jr. (1922-1978), U.S. director, screenwriter.]
He was trapped in a medical swamp. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Boreal forrest on flat land or a Florida swamp is a bad place to be if you don't know how to find your way around in the woods. From Wordnik.com. [What is your greatest fear while in the woods?] Reference
The first sight of a real mangrove swamp is an event. From Wordnik.com. [The Golden Chersonese and the Way Thither] Reference
Gators, after all, play well in swamp-like conditions. From Wordnik.com. [NCAA Division I College Football - Florida vs. Tennessee] Reference
I agree that wading into the political swamp is demeaning. From Wordnik.com. [Your Right Hand Thief] Reference
The swamp is nigh, the horse's hoofs in ooze are plashing fast. From Wordnik.com. [Poems: Descriptive, Dramatic, Legendary and Contemplative, by William Gilmore Simms, Esq. In Two Volumes: Vol. I. I. Norman Maurice, a Tragedy; II. Atalantis, a Tale of the Sea; III. Tales and Traditions of the South; IV. The City of the Silent] Reference
But I warn you, if you intend to keep on, this swamp is nothing. From Wordnik.com. [Tish] Reference
The swamp is past, and, round his feet, the dark Che-che-see flows. From Wordnik.com. [Poems: Descriptive, Dramatic, Legendary and Contemplative, by William Gilmore Simms, Esq. In Two Volumes: Vol. I. I. Norman Maurice, a Tragedy; II. Atalantis, a Tale of the Sea; III. Tales and Traditions of the South; IV. The City of the Silent] Reference
The lower end of the town had been reduced to a swamp from the rain. From Wordnik.com. [Conservationist Arrested for Protesting Paving at cvillenews.com] Reference
It is so damp that the cellars are always under water, and it is wrapped in swamp mists every night. From Wordnik.com. [The Miracles of Antichrist: A Novel] Reference
Because some old women choose to sink themselves in a swamp is no reason why you should commit suicide!. From Wordnik.com. [Tish] Reference
When that black cedar swamp is cleared away, that now hides the lake from us, you will have a very pretty view. From Wordnik.com. [Roughing It in the Bush] Reference
In its southern reaches the swamp is movie-bayou country, thick with mangroves, exotic birds, alligators and turtles. From Wordnik.com. [Mexcaltitan, Nayarit: an island city in the swamp] Reference
Mr. Hawkins drew deeply from the heavy blues sounds of South Louisiana to create a classic of what is sometimes called swamp rock. From Wordnik.com. [NYT > Home Page]
We came out on the other side into a narrow strip of forest that separated the blueberry swamp from the great swamp that extended westward. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter XVII] Reference
"I just don't like being called swamp gas, that's all". From Wordnik.com. [The Moment Of The Magician]
Mangano: Storm-related calls swamp Nassau's 911 system. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Business News] Reference
"Don't go into the swamp, that is all," said Mother Bunker. From Wordnik.com. [Six Little Bunkers at Cowboy Jack's] Reference
It would seem now that the swamp was a deterrent to pursuit. From Wordnik.com. [Voodoo Planet] Reference
The swamp is the enemy of the tree that must have loose, dry soil. From Wordnik.com. [Conservation Reader] Reference
The swamp was a backwater of the lake, accessible by a narrow channel. From Wordnik.com. [The Weakling] Reference
In the middle of the swamp was a clear space of water with marshy banks. From Wordnik.com. [Bidwell's Travels, from Wall Street to London Prison Fifteen Years in Solitude] Reference
The swamp was their own domain, one in which their size was not a handicap. From Wordnik.com. [Winds Of Fate]
Then, too, where the creek entered the swamp was a place of unusual beauty. From Wordnik.com. [Freckles] Reference
He judged that the swamp was the bowl into which all these rivulets emptied. From Wordnik.com. [The Eyes of the Woods A story of the Ancient Wilderness] Reference
Elting says the oxygen concentration in the swamp is the highest in the world. From Wordnik.com. [marconews.com Stories] Reference
Right in the middle of the swamp was the water snake that was called the Hydra. From Wordnik.com. [The Golden Fleece and the Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles] Reference
There in the swamp is a city, a hidden fortress where the poet has to serve time. From Wordnik.com. [Love And Theft] Reference
Toyota recalls swamp local dealerships Updated: Wednesday, 10 Feb 2010, 6: 03 PM MST. From Wordnik.com. [KRQE TV] Reference
The swamp was the main reason why most boat travel stopped just above Sarron itself. From Wordnik.com. [The Order War]
Our time on the swamp is my favorite part; the trees look haunting in the fading light. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Probably six-tenths of the country consists of what are called swamp or poccosin lands. From Wordnik.com. [A Guide to Capitalists and Emigrants: Being a Statistical and Descriptive Account of the Several Counties of the State of North Carolina, United States of America; Together with Letters of Prominent Citizens of the State in Relation to the Soil, Climate, Productions, Minerals, &C., and an Account of the Swamp Lands of the State] Reference
Even if you're going to the coast, the swamp is a place that you go around, not through. From Wordnik.com. Reference
The swamp was a world of shadows, and one more was easily lost in the shifting, diffused light. From Wordnik.com. [The Moment Of The Magician]
Beyond the swamp is a wide and shallow bay of the lagoon, bounded to the west by Faleula Point. From Wordnik.com. [A Footnote to History Eight Years of Trouble in Samoa] Reference
You could touch rock bottom anywhere there, but here a swamp was a swamp and could be any depth. From Wordnik.com. [Old Rail Fence Corners The A. B. C's. of Minnesota History] Reference
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