uninhabited

Example Sentences

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

From Barron's • Mar. 22, 2026

Israel is a world leader in surveillance technology, drones, small arms and other products of great use to a resource-strapped government that oversees a vast and largely uninhabited territory.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 4, 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

We would be taken to an uninhabited island, Lolue, where I could watch vervet monkeys.

From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall