islands

Example Sentences

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The Vatican has for months sought to mediate between Washington and Havana, with a view to relieving the island’s economic crisis and worsening humanitarian problems.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

While it is the King's first visit to Bermuda as sovereign, he previously came in 1970 for the opening of the island's parliament and toured territory in an open-top car.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te postponed an official trip to Eswatini -- the island's only diplomatic ally -- last week after "Seychelles, Mauritius and Madagascar unexpectedly and without prior notice revoked the charter's overflight permits".

From Barron's • Apr. 26, 2026

It’s an evolving boyhood, framed with unshowy elegance by cinematographer Karl Walter Lindenlaub against the island’s flat, grassy, weather-rich horizons.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

It slowed to a moderate clip once they reached the island’s shore.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi