islands
Example Sentences
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Days of protests in May against fuel price increases in the Comoros islands off east Africa left at least one person dead, authorities said.
From Barron's β Sep. 16, 2026
On Tuesday the Houthis captured a pair of islands near the Bab al-Mandab Strait, a Red Sea chokepoint into the Gulf of Aden.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 15, 2026
The oligarch paid to rent out one of the private islands, where a reception was held and where guests slept.
From Salon β Sep. 14, 2026
The last visit by a French president to the strategically located islands, some 4,300 kilometres from mainland France, was by Francois Hollande in 2014.
From Barron's β Sep. 13, 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
