Islands
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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They were joined by Kimberlyn King-Hinds of the Northern Mariana Islands and James Moylan of Guam, nonvoting delegates who can debate and cast votes on amendments but not on actual legislation.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026
The pair married on Richard Branson's private Necker Island in the British Virgin Islands, according to US outlets.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
Without natural drinking water, residents of Italy's Aeolian Islands are mulling whether to build more desalination plants that will also cater to the large number of tourists, or continue bringing in water by ship.
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026
To close that gap, the team conducted years of fieldwork, including collecting living brachiopods in Washington state's San Juan Islands, where they remain relatively common.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 2026
That is as far north as the lower parts of Alaska, or the Shetland Islands of Scotland, birthplace of the famously brave and rugged Shetland ponies.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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