bog
noun
wet, spongy ground with soil composed mainly of decayed vegetable matter.
bogs
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present tense formof bog (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Yet bogs are fragile, and as they are drained, burned or dug up to gather fuel or create more land for agriculture, they release millennia of stored greenhouse gases into the air.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
It is thought to be the result of peat bogs detaching from the bottom of the lake and floating to the surface.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
Then in 1857, the regime of Emperor Napoleon III ordered the planting of maritime pines to drain the bogs of southwestern France.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
The charity says it's working to raise water tables where bogs have been drained and create new areas of standing water for fire fighting.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Nantucket, with its vistas overlooking cranberry bogs and more than eighty miles of beaches, has always had its share of rich people.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
