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

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

The islands are virtually uninhabited but are in a maritime zone thought to contain significant oil deposits.

From BBC • May 19, 2025

Those postulated rates of spread and of population increase are very low compared with actual known rates for peoples occupying previously uninhabited or sparsely inhabited lands.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond