island
Example Sentences
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The title character was left on a desert island when the rest of the Greeks went off to sack Troy.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
The teenager told him to shut up, before McNab fell beside a traffic island in the street.
From BBC • May 6, 2026
He and his wife departed the ship on the island of St. Helena in the south Atlantic.
From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026
That same month, she pushed to erect a statue of him at the Capitol building in San Juan alongside other presidents who’ve visited the island.
From Salon • May 6, 2026
“The L and C program is on an outlier island about a ten-minute boat ride away,” she said.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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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