uninhabited

Example Sentences

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Marooned on their own de facto uninhabited island.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

Japan has its own territorial dispute with China over a cluster of uninhabited islands called the Senkakus.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 29, 2025

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 Short-Snout has fewer human killings to its name than most dragons, though as it prefers to live in wild and uninhabited mountainous areas, this is not much to its credit.

From "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" by J.K. Rowling