isle
noun
a small island.
isles
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pluralof isle.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The contested isles are part of the volcanic Kuril archipelago, which runs in a broad arc from Russia's Kamchatka peninsula down to Japan's main northern island Hokkaido.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
Their political outlook, formed in part by their experience with English oppression on the British isles, was much more suspicious of government authority.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
Searching out the echoes of the Celtic foundation, Mr. Robb expresses the current mood of the isles and Western Europe more broadly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026
At the very least, it has gorgeous shots of the sun-soaked Greek isles.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 31, 2025
Asha was as good a finger dancer as any man on the isles and had ten fingers to prove it.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
