Examples of islet in a Sentence
landed the boat on a tiny islet that we had all to ourselves
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These islets include beta cells and can be infused into a patient to restore their ability to produce their own insulin.
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Tara Haelle, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2025
The uninhabited islets became a focal point of tensions between China and Japan after Tokyo nationalized the chain in 2012.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
Its surrounding waters and adjacent rocks and islets act as a refuge for marine life.
—Miquel Ros, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
The resort’s remoteness meant that mainland safaris to baobab forests and lemur sanctuaries required a (pricy) helicopter hop, but there was enough to keep us busy on Nosy Ankao and its neighboring islets.
—Chris Schalkx, Vogue, 30 Sep. 2025
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Tara Haelle, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2025
The uninhabited islets became a focal point of tensions between China and Japan after Tokyo nationalized the chain in 2012.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
Its surrounding waters and adjacent rocks and islets act as a refuge for marine life.
—Miquel Ros, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
The resort’s remoteness meant that mainland safaris to baobab forests and lemur sanctuaries required a (pricy) helicopter hop, but there was enough to keep us busy on Nosy Ankao and its neighboring islets.
—Chris Schalkx, Vogue, 30 Sep. 2025
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“Islet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/islet. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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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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