islands

Example Sentences

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He bought an 850-acre private island in the British Virgin Islands.

From The Wall Street Journal

The devastating effect of storms on seabirds, including the thousands of puffins washing up on the coastline in the South West, Channel Islands and France, has been well documented.

From BBC

If his defining characteristic weren’t competence, Piggy could easily insert him into a cover of “Manchild” instead of duetting with Carpenter in a performance of “Islands in the Stream.”

From Salon

“Produced in the west coast, Highlands, and islands of Scotland, the sector provides around 850 million healthy, nutritious meals every year and supports jobs in rural and coastal communities,” said Salmon Scotland, “We are confident demand in the United States will continue to grow.”

From Salon

But he added: "New cars may be a challenge as well" as there were concerns UK car manufacturers were reluctant to export electric cars for sale to the Channel Islands.

From BBC