island

Example Sentences

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It is close to completing its first production facility on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

The government opened the federal penitentiary on Alcatraz in 1934, hoping to use the remote island to house particularly difficult prisoners, according to the National Park Service.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

The checkpoint they were given was Fiskardo, a village on the Greek island of Kefalonia.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

The island is the location of Iran’s main crude export terminal, handling 85% to 95% of the country’s oil exports.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

The island is surrounded by mountains that shoot up to the sky.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen