sward
noun
the grassy surface of land; turf.
swards
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present tense formof sward (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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A boardwalk leads visitors deep into the woods; mown swards direct footsteps up, over and through the Earth Garden; and steppingstone boulders navigate a stream.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 11, 2021
And they’re never short of instructors for British made fine weapons, such as princely swards.
From Time ● Mar. 12, 2013
The trees were broad and widely spaced; sheep and pigs grazed on the swards among them, and on my rare free afternoon, I had walked there without fear.
From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood
He poetizes everything he touches—quiet ponds, clumps of bushes, whitewashed cottages, simple swards, yellow cows, blowsy peasants, woodland openings, stretching meadows and winding streams—they are all full of divine suggestion and joyous expectancy.
From Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 06 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Artists by Elbert Hubbard
The swards were interspersed with shrubs in the most modern fashion, and the sumptuous glass-houses could be seen gleaming in the sun.
From Spring Days by George (George Augustus) Moore
