as in island
a fairly small area of land completely surrounded by water the Australian seas are rife with uninhabited isles

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Recent Examples of isle Only about 400 people call this six-mile, volcanic isle home. Christopher Cameron, Robb Report, 22 May 2025 The isle of Berk is an isolated, faraway land where the Vikings and dragons have been at enmity with one another for generations. Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 12 June 2025 The daily red-eye flight lands in Dubrovnik, and the sunny isle of Hvar is just a three-hour ferry ride away. Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 10 June 2025 Various cultures have visited this Balearic isle over the centuries, including the ancient Phoenicians, who had a colony here. Pat Tompkins, AFAR Media, 9 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for isle
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island
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  • Her lady-in-waiting’s husband, Lord Colin Tennant, spent vast amounts of his fortune on transforming Mustique, a tiny island in the Caribbean, into a party resort for the rich and famous.
    Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 13 July 2025
  • Where is the videotape of an Epstein island, x, y and z committing these frauds?
    ABC News, ABC News, 13 July 2025

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“Isle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/isle. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.

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