Etymology
Origin of sedgy
Middle English word dating back to 1275–1325; see origin at sedge, -y 1
Example Sentences
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It was cold there on that sedgy little island, and they shivered, their clothes sodden with mud; only the babies, the little twins, were dry and warm in their basket.
From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry
Probably I’ll give the whole bunch of yellow-legs away, anyhow—Mother doesn’t like their sedgy flavor.
From A Scout of To-day by Hornibrook, Isabel
The country close around, with the exception of two low hills, was flat and sedgy, broken by marshes and shallow rivulets.
From The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan by Wingfield, Lewis
Sadly waved the blades of tall sedgy grass over the quicksands; here and there grew a few stunted fir-trees, or barren shrubs.
From The Prose Writings of Heinrich Heine by Heine, Heinrich
A narrow bridge of logs led across a sedgy runlet, which, like many mountain streams, was unfordable, except in occasional spots.
From Nevermore by Bolderwood, Rolf
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