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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Carmichael said there should be restoration of a full-time presence to support the unit and more reserves should be recruited in the northern isles as numbers were low.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
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
Two years ago a small independent shop in Sanday - one of Orkney's north isles - inadvertently ordered 720 Easter Eggs, rather than the 80 the owner wanted.
From BBC ● Mar. 30, 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
I fly straight through the floating isles like a ghost, angling up to go as high as I can until I can’t get any farther from land.
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
