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the Australian seas are rife with uninhabited islesRecent Examples on the Web: Noun
Just one look at travel IG feeds like Soul Society and you’ll be inspired by all the melanin magic doing it up in Athens and on the Greek isles. — Danielle Pointdujour, Essence, "5 Greek Islands You Need To Visit That Are Not Mykonos and Santorini," 18 June 2019 Explore two islands, two national parks, and the UNESCO World Heritage site of Edinburgh on a variety of hikes and walks. Discover Highland culture in remote villages, and tour a local whisky distillery on the isle of Kerrera. — National Geographic, "Scotland Hiking Adventure: From the Highlands to Islands," 17 June 2019 Anguilla Test-driving luxury is delightfully affordable during the summer on the British isle across the sea from St. Maarten. — Melanie Reffes, USA TODAY, "Summer on sale in the Caribbean: Stay at luxurious resorts at a huge discount," 11 June 2019 The windswept Shetlands lie less than 400 miles from the Arctic Circle, and their outermost isle, an uninhabited rocky outcrop called Out Stack, is the northernmost point of Britain. — Ken Jennings, Condé Nast Traveler, "U.K. Maps Now Required to Give the Shetland Archipelago Some Respect," 15 Oct. 2018 And no visit to Thailand would be complete without a stop at the market; there’s a small one on the verdant isle where trinkets and textiles are plentiful. — Christina Liao, Vogue, "Skip Phuket and Koh Samui—Go to This Island in Thailand Instead," 23 May 2019 Behold the glory of Ram Island, Maine, a five-acre forested isle in Wheeler Bay. — Michele Petry, House Beautiful, "This Private Island in Maine Can Be All Yours—for $1.4 Million, That Is," 11 Apr. 2019 My favorite place to vacation is: Cephalonia, a Greek isle in the Ionian Sea. — Chris Kornelis, WSJ, "‘Mission: Impossible’ Star Simon Pegg’s Favorite Tech Toys," 24 July 2018 Nearly 600 isles, all but a few uninhabited, make up this archipelago in the Bay of Bengal. — Klara Glowczewska, Town & Country, "The Best Places to Travel in 2019," 7 Dec. 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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