islands
Example Sentences
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"A lot of the other Pacific islands have got really good football teams and it makes those guys really happy," adds Deiye, who balances work as an urban planner in Nauru alongside his football work.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
Even those who grew up on the islands don’t take it for granted.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
On the Aeolian islands of Alicudi, Filicudi, Panarea and Stromboli, a plan for four new desalination plants proposed by the local municipality is proving divisive.
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026
Urban heat islands also help them remain active later into the colder seasons, extending both their survival and their geographic range beyond what would normally be possible.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 11, 2026
He had assumed that people from the islands would look different: wizard hats, perhaps; wands at the very least.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
