reeds
- plural of reed.
Example Sentences
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The nibbled plants are stashed in small piles amongst the reeds by the water voles to eat later.
From BBC • Jun. 30, 2026
Paddle in hand, he now collects the rubbish that accumulates in the reeds along the swampy banks to sell to recycling companies.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
Linas, a runner, started the Creek Team OC Instagram account after noticing changes on his runs along San Juan and Trabuco creeks, where lush green reeds suddenly turned brown and lifeless, and birds disappeared.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
He’d leave their two dozen sheep by the riverbank and catch fish, or search for bird eggs in the reeds with his friends.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
As soon as he had sprung to earth from heaven he laid aside everything that marked him as a god and approached Argus like a country fellow, playing very sweetly upon a pipe of reeds.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
