off-island
Americanadjective
adverb
Etymology
Origin of off-island
First recorded in 1915–20
Example Sentences
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He cited a local contractor who has done work for him and whose wife wants to move off-island.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 3, 2025
The RPI, which measures changes in the price of goods and services, found leisure goods and services - including sports and off-island holidays - had made the largest contribution to the annual rate.
From BBC • Jul. 23, 2025
The recycling center sorts 29 varieties of objects, and manages to recycle something like half of them, saving the cost and carbon footprint of sending them off-island.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2024
“USPS brings in off-island workers to help deliver mail” read a November headline in the Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber, which has covered the situation extensively.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 5, 2023
There are no overhead wires on Manhattan Island except at the several points where the off-island railways terminate.
From The Deaves Affair by Footner, Hulbert
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