Examples of 'dismal swamp' in a sentence

Meaning of "dismal swamp"

The Dismal Swamp is a real place located in the United States, primarily in Virginia and North Carolina. It is a large wetland area known for its dense vegetation and gloomy atmosphere. The phrase can also be used metaphorically to describe a situation or environment that is dark, dreary, or depressing

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Dismal Swamp Canal is open to canoes and kayaks.
The county is the site of the southern terminus of the Dismal Swamp Canal.
The Dismal Swamp is a wetland ecosystem located in an urban environment.
Alone on the Dismal Swamp canal.
Dismal Swamp State Park is much drier than it was in the past.
You are to march east to the Great Dismal Swamp.
Dismal Swamp State Park is open for year-round recreation.
The northeastern part of the Great Dismal Swamp is located in Chesapeake.
From a religious standpoint, Hamas is mired in a dark and dismal swamp.
Crossing Dismal Swamp Canal, the gunboats spotted Confederate ships and shore batteries.
It is accessed via a floating bridge over the Dismal Swamp Canal.
He later sent CSS "Raleigh" up the Dismal Swamp Canal for the same purpose.
Dunmore, You are to march east to the Great Dismal Swamp.
Up early, we made our way through the Great Dismal Swamp Canal.
A road linked " southside Virginia " to Edenton, Carolina, skirting the edge of the Great Dismal Swamp.

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David Livingston explored the area in 1851 and referred to it as the dismal swamp.
He settled south of the Chowan River and east of the Great Dismal Swamp in 1655.

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Examples of using Dismal
We are concerned about the dismal progress on disarmament
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