Islands
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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Within a day, observations from the Liverpool Telescope in the Canary Islands and NASA's Swift satellite in space showed that the object displayed the expected characteristics of an LFBOT.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026
Clough, meanwhile, has travelled to the Faroe Islands once before to see a solar eclipse, in 2015.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
In the seaside resort of Palma de Majorca in the Balearic Islands, tourists, many in swimsuits, some standing in the water, watched the eclipse closely, protective glasses perched on noses.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
With the partial eclipse taking place on Wednesday evening, large crowds are expected to gather in many areas in the South West and Channel Islands.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
We, my mother and I, were headed to meet my father in the Philippine Islands, where we would live for three years.
From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen
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