isle
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Definition of isle
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: island especially : islet sense 1
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the Australian seas are rife with uninhabited islesRecent Examples on the Web: Noun
Police said Sunday the suspect was on top of a man lying unconscious on the floor of the isle with a knife stuck in his thigh when officers arrived. — Fox News, "Knife attack on Japan bullet train leaves 1 dead, 2 hurt," 9 June 2018 Thailand may be famous for its tropical isles and aquamarine seas, but select rivers and canals in the country’s core offer opportunities for some astonishing adventures as well. — New York Times, "Taking to the River in Thailand," 10 Apr. 2018 And the game’s ultimate heroes were the French defending duo of Samuel Umtiti, born in the Cameroonian capital Yaounde, and Raphaël Varane, whose father hails from the Caribbean isle of Martinique. — Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, "The World Cup is a victory for the immigrant dream," 12 July 2018 The three-square-mile isle, located an hour’s drive from Sarasota and over a causeway, is as laid-back as Florida gets. — The Editors, Outside Online, "North America's 16 Best, Most Overlooked Beaches," 1 June 2018 Already at least 40 people, including Yemenis, Indians and Sudanese, were reported missing on Socotra, where flash floods washed away animals and cut power lines on the isle in the Arabian Sea. — Fox News, "Cyclone Mekunu raises fears as it nears Arabian Peninsula, at least 40 already reported missing," 25 May 2018 Plans also call for visiting Macquarie Island, a tiny sub-Antarctic isle that is home to millions of penguins, including king, rockhopper, gentoo and royal. — Phil Marty, chicagotribune.com, "Holiday paddlewheeler cruises, the best ice cream shops and more," 23 May 2018 Different footprints had been found three years earlier, ones that date back 170 million years and survived as evidence of giant sauropods–likely ancestors of the later brontosaurus–that would wander through the isle's lagoons. — Eric Limer, Popular Mechanics, "Dozens of Pristine Dino Footprints Found on Island in Scotland," 3 Apr. 2018 Longtime Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy announced his plans to retire Wednesday, sparking reactions for lawmakers across the political isle. — Madeline Farber, Fox News, "Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy's retirement news draws reactions from lawmakers," 27 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'isle.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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