islands
Example Sentences
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In the 19th and early 20th centuries, the islands depended first on sugar plantations and then the pineapple industry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
In June, the Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System, or Nmesis—a new antiship missile launcher mounted on a remote-controlled truck—rolled onto the runway on the Philippines’ island of Itbayat, one of the country’s most northern islands.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
Yes, we do have that reputation on these islands, and I’m incredibly proud of it, because you know what it does?
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
Across the weekend, it will continue moving westwards, and may weaken into a tropical storm, with the centre passing just below Hawaii's other islands.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
I thought a lot about those two, out there on their river islands with stars above, below, and all around.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
