island
Example Sentences
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He stayed only at Pituffik, the longstanding US base on the island, and did not mingle with local residents.
From Barron's
Together with Iceland and the U.K., the island forms a chokepoint allowing the U.S. and its allies to monitor the passage of Russian submarines into the Atlantic Ocean.
From Barron's
In Northern Ireland—those counties that remained part of the U.K. after the rest of the island was granted independence in 1922—a “protestant parliament” governed a “protestant state.”
Greenland’s prime minister, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, told reporters on Tuesday that despite “immense pressure,” the island would remain a part of the Kingdom of Denmark, and continue to adhere to democracy and the rule of law.
Eighty-five percent of Greenlanders don’t want to be part of the U.S., and 78% of Danes oppose selling the island to the U.S.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
