uninhabited

Example Sentences

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Marooned on their own de facto uninhabited island.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

One was intercepted, and two fell in uninhabited areas, the defence ministry said.

From Barron's • Mar. 22, 2026

The vessel ran aground on rocks near the uninhabited island of Jogdo.

From BBC • Nov. 19, 2025

And so the plans for Operation Exodus were set: The Rainbow Warrior would move the entire population of Rongelap 100 miles south, to the uninhabited island of Mejato.

From Slate • Jul. 22, 2025

They left him finally at Lemnos, then an uninhabited island although once the heroes of the Quest of the Golden Fleece had found plenty of women there.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton