uninhabited
Example Sentences
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Although these islands are uninhabited, sovereignty over Matthew and Hunter allows New Caledonia, and therefore France, to have a large exclusive economic zone.
From Barron's
The vessel ran aground on rocks near the uninhabited island of Jogdo.
From BBC
They trusted my father with the keys to their homes, and he took care of everything during winter months when the homes were uninhabited.
From Literature
Driven off course, the captain sought shelter next to a rocky, barren, almost totally uninhabited small island that in ancient times had been called both Aeigilia and Cerigotto, but which now was called Antikythera.
From Literature
Airdropped poison baits have been used to eradicate predators from uninhabited islands, but that is a problematic strategy if people live nearby.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
