island
Example Sentences
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The Nationalists countered with four new hospitals on an island you can drive across in under an hour.
From Slate • Jun. 6, 2026
"Given the ongoing political and economic uncertainty with respect to Cuba, Air Canada is indefinitely suspending service to the island," the Montreal-based company said in a statement.
From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026
Every Maltese resident was to live within a 10-minute walk of green space, on an island composed largely of limestone, concrete, and the parking lot of a Lidl, that overall turns brown in the summer.
From Slate • Jun. 6, 2026
First, a confession for you purists: I didn’t technically start at the “tippity top” of the island.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
“All we know is that the entire Academy island has lost communication, and we are on lockdown until we know more.”
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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