islands

Example Sentences

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Undersea tunnels connecting some of the UK's most northerly islands could be in place within eight years, under plans expected to be approved on Tuesday.

From BBC • Jun. 29, 2026

"By reusing plastic waste that is already in Hawaii, we can reduce the environmental and economic impacts of transporting waste plastics from the islands, incinerating it or dumping it in Hawaii's overflowing landfills."

From Science Daily • Jun. 28, 2026

Cape Verde is made of a chain of islands off of the African coast that comprise about 1,500 square miles and just over 500,000 people, and they’d never before appeared at a World Cup.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 27, 2026

The couple dreamed about a Greek islands boat tour.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 23, 2026

“The ocean has flooded into lowland areas, creating new islands and waterways. As a result, the ocean currents are always changing, which makes them hard to predict.”

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown