island

Example Sentences

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He visited the island in 1958, skipping his Massachusetts Institute of Technology graduation ceremony to join his wife, who summered there growing up.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

According to an X post by journalist Barak Ravid of the news site Axios, citing a US official, the US carried out "strikes on military targets" on the island located off Iran's western coast.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

For centuries, the ocean has threatened to swallow Nantucket, a pork-chop-shaped barrier island 30 miles off Massachusetts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

He added: "The full service impact of the current issues is being reviewed, and plans will be shared with island communities tomorrow."

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

“The L and C program is on an outlier island about a ten-minute boat ride away,” she said.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin