Example sentences for: peat

How can you use “peat” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Peat swamp, found in the southern half of the peninsula and in Sarawak on Borneo, is less fertile but rich in hardwood timber.

  • Block Islander Ellsworth Lathan assured me that his fellow-islanders refer to peat, once widely used for fuel, as tug .

  • To them winning peat consists of digging tug from bogs and hauling it out to dry before burning.

  • Samuel Johnson possibly had something similar in mind for his Dictionary (1755), when he classified peat , a darling, a little fondling, a dear plaything.

  • The program was instigated after the 1997–1998 fires created a regional haze hazard, largely because of peat deposits up to 20 meters (21.


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