island
Example Sentences
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“They held the line, and we have them to thank for saving housing, saving the island, saving the history of the Santa Rosa Island,” McKinley said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
“That night, I didn’t sleep. ... A full island burn would have been the worst case.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
Already though, there’s been positive signs for the island foxes and the western snowy plover, a threatened shorebird that has a year-round population on Santa Rosa.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
However, thousands of years of genetic isolation have made the island pine a distinct subspecies, according to the National Park Service.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
Jack liked maps; he drew maps of their island, the currents around it, and the places where they’d sailed.
From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr
Vocabulary lists containing island
Physical Geography - Introductory
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Physical Geography - Middle School
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Physical Geography - High School
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