Example Sentences

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Smart castaways might establish startups that end up competing with the big tech companies, a headache a large workforce helps protect against.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

Time magazine featured Lewis-Dougherty on its late June 2000 cover, and “The Late Show With David Letterman” featured a “Survivor”-themed Top 10 list presented by the show’s 16 castaways.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

In some cases, people are just set off on their own to a deserted island to cosplay as castaways.

From Slate • Oct. 27, 2024

The story: This Other Eden is a powerful, lyrical story set on an island off Maine, home to a community of freed slaves and other castaways.

From BBC • Nov. 25, 2023

It seemed strange that people dwelt on so small and forlorn a place, a mere sandbar; maybe they were castaways; but he was too weary to puzzle his head about them then.

From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin