island
Example Sentences
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Royal Caribbean scrapped current plans for a private island near Costa Maya, Mexico, after government opposition.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
Experts say cities like Delhi are especially vulnerable because of the "urban heat island effect", where concrete, traffic and limited green cover trap heat and keep cities hotter than surrounding areas.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
Although these birds live in similar island environments, each population has followed its own evolutionary path.
From Science Daily • May 28, 2026
The findings, published in the Evolutionary Journal of the Linnean Society, focus on four island subspecies found in Scotland: Shetland, Fair Isle, the Outer Hebrides, and St Kilda.
From Science Daily • May 28, 2026
He walked behind the car to the bend in the road and looked back toward the island.
From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret
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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