uninhabited

Example Sentences

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Cruise-goers could view Inaccessible Island, an uninhabited site home to the breeding grounds for many species of rare birds.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Marooned on their own de facto uninhabited island.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

Although these islands are uninhabited, sovereignty over Matthew and Hunter allows New Caledonia, and therefore France, to have a large exclusive economic zone.

From Barron's • Dec. 18, 2025

Sheep were first brought to St Kilda in prehistoric times, and the rare breed is named after the archipelago's small, uninhabited island of Soay.

From BBC • Sep. 29, 2025

The Galapagos Islands, to give one famous example, remained uninhabited by humans until the nineteenth century, thus preserving their unique menagerie, including their giant tortoises, which, like the ancient diprotodons, show no fear of humans.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari