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
Through these they fare, and stand upon the sedgy bank of the river of death.
From Studies in the Poetry of Italy, I. Roman by Miller, Frank Justus
This they are enabled to do, wherever there are extensive commons of unpastured lands, or where there are streams or ponds, lakes or marshes with shoal sedgy banks.
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
Where the great post-road from Genoa to the South passes, a miserable shealing stands, half hidden in tall osiers, and surrounded with a sedgy, swampy soil the foot sinks in at every step.
From The Fortunes Of Glencore by Lever, Charles James
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