islands

Example Sentences

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Indonesia's national disaster agency, meanwhile, instructed officials in the North Sulawesi capital, Manado, northern Gorontalo province and the Sangihe islands "to immediately direct their residents to evacuate in an orderly manner to higher ground".

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

"In a moment where social media and AI and politics create islands, this is something that feels organic, a sharing of language, of goals."

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

The term can include people with roots in dozens of countries from Sri Lanka to China’s border with Russia to Pacific islands, with completely different exposure patterns and cuisines.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

Most of the islands are, as Antelope was until this year, submerged reefs which in the past had no human settlements.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

It wasn’t easy to see because the desk was stacked with books about oceans and islands; magazines about boats and rafts; videos about seabirds and animals.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr