Examples of islet in a Sentence
landed the boat on a tiny islet that we had all to ourselves
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Now the luxury retreat is inviting guests to enjoy an exclusive, intimate escape on a 111-square-foot secluded islet that only those who book the Diamond Club suite category can access.
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2024
Beijing has also stepped up pressure on offshore islets that Taipei controls and, in January, peeled off Nauru, one of the archipelago’s few remaining diplomatic allies.
—Bloomberg News, TIME, 6 Sep. 2024
Healthy beta cells in the islets of the pancreas produce insulin in response to a rise in blood glucose after eating.
—New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2024
Abe also made the prudent decision to shelve a plan to elevate Takeshima Day -- a holiday in Shimane Prefecture that symbolizes Japan's claim to a group of islets currently controlled by South Korea -- to the status of a national government holiday.
—J. Berkshire Miller, Foreign Affairs, 21 Jan. 2013
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2024
Beijing has also stepped up pressure on offshore islets that Taipei controls and, in January, peeled off Nauru, one of the archipelago’s few remaining diplomatic allies.
—Bloomberg News, TIME, 6 Sep. 2024
Healthy beta cells in the islets of the pancreas produce insulin in response to a rise in blood glucose after eating.
—New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2024
Abe also made the prudent decision to shelve a plan to elevate Takeshima Day -- a holiday in Shimane Prefecture that symbolizes Japan's claim to a group of islets currently controlled by South Korea -- to the status of a national government holiday.
—J. Berkshire Miller, Foreign Affairs, 21 Jan. 2013
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“Islet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/islet. Accessed 16 Sep. 2024.
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islet
noun
is·let
ˈī-lət 
1
: a little island
Medical Definition
islet
noun
is·let
ˈī-lət
: a small isolated mass of one type of tissue within a different type
specifically
: islet of langerhans
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