islands
Example Sentences
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The National Historical Commission of the Philippines, a government agency, says the islands are part of a continuous shelf extending from northern Luzon, the main Philippine island.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
The islands have been part of the Philippines since colonial times.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
A marine heatwave in 2024 wiped out an estimated 99.9 percent of the coral that built the remote Tuvalu islands.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
Ronnie Eunson runs Uradale Farm on the west side of the islands and breeds native sheep and cattle which graze on the nearby hills and coastline.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
Further evidence led to the conclusion that this captain/tinkerer/merchant would probably travel around the coasts and islands taking orders for tools and weapons.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
