islands
Example Sentences
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It is believed to be the worst single diving accident in the tiny Indian Ocean nation, a popular tourist destination because of its string of coral islands.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
The species is currently spread across four locations, including two islands off the coast of Western Australia.
From Science Daily • May 20, 2026
They are the smallest tiger subspecies and are native to Sumatra, one of Indonesia's largest islands.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
The first families from outside the islands only settled in 1969, encouraged by the government who feared losing control of the sparsely populated territory.
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
They were the men who had spread the name of Salem so far and wide that natives of some distant islands thought Salem was a country—near the United States—and probably bigger.
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
