islands
Example Sentences
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Authorities warn that the same storm system is now threatening other islands, with flash flood alerts and evacuation warnings issued for parts of Maui, Molokai and Lanai.
From Salon
It comes after it emerged Iran targeted the joint US-UK military base on the Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean, around 3,800km from Iran.
From BBC
We spent a year traveling around Australia, New Zealand, scores of Pacific islands and most of southeast Asia.
The other is a southern route that carried early seafarers more directly to Australia via Timor or nearby islands.
From Science Daily
The Highlands and Islands MSP has spent 18 months as convener of Holyrood's education committee, where he led scrutiny of Dundee University's financial woes.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.