desert island
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The title character was left on a desert island when the rest of the Greeks went off to sack Troy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 2026
Between explosions of action, it’s willfully slow, which I suppose life on a desert island might be.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2026
When we play the desert island game, we do it with the tacit acknowledgement that its proposed diversions are impractical.
From Salon ● Jan. 23, 2026
BBC Sport's Six Nations pundits reveal their desert island nightmares, their alternative career ambitions, and some brutal home truths.
From BBC ● Mar. 14, 2024
Tonight I find the new sensation, Survivor, on CBS, where “real people” are struggling to light a fire on their desert island.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
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