archipelago

Example Sentences

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The following year, the British Ministry of Defense bought the entire archipelago from a private coconut company for 660,000 pounds, roughly $14 million today.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

Japan has installed missiles, radar, garrisons and electronic-warfare systems on the islands to protect the archipelago amid intensifying Chinese military activity in the East China Sea and—potentially—to play a role in any defense of Taiwan.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

Garin said earlier this week that the archipelago nation also planned to boost the output of its coal-fired power plants to keep electricity costs down as the war wreaks havoc with gas shipments.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

Like most jeepneys, Princess runs on diesel, the cost of which has hit historic highs in the archipelago nation since the partial closure of the Strait of Hormuz.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

That is true, for instance, of the Societies, Samoa, the Marquesas, and especially Hawaii, the Polynesian archipelago with the highest mountains.

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