island

Example Sentences

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It is close to completing its first production facility on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

All but one of his five children had left the island because they didn’t see a future there.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

According to Prakash there are a few key moments when Bombay really changed - in the 1830s and 40s, when reclamations and bunds joined the seven separate islets into a single island city.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Alcatraz, which opened as a federal penitentiary in 1934, was once considered among the most secure prisons in the United States due to its isolated island location and the strong currents surrounding it.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

She may or may not have moved to a different island by now.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller