islet

Example Sentences

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With themes of death and rebirth presented in pysch pop, Eyelet is a glimpse into the colourful world of Islet.

From BBC • Oct. 29, 2020

Muir called it Islet, for its abundance of tiny granite islands.

From The Guardian • Oct. 2, 2018

On Friday night, while Nina visits family, I head down to the “Jump Up” in Gros Islet, the weekly street party that draws locals and foreign beatniks for an all-night dance marathon under the stars.

From Washington Post • Jan. 29, 2015

First, it pays homage to its neighborhood, Tjuvholmen — Thief’s Islet in Norwegian.

From New York Times • Jan. 17, 2014

In 1972 I visited such a village on Malai Islet, in the Siassi island group, off the medium-sized island of Umboi, off the larger Bismarck island of New Britain.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond