desert island
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Outwardly a barren desert island, Larak has housed a Russian-made satellite communications-jamming system guarded by Iranian naval infantry and fast-attack vessels with antiship missiles, according to Israel-based Alma Research and Education Center.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 2, 2026
Everyone loves a desert island playlist, and just about everyone fears being the last sane person left on Earth.
From Salon ● Jan. 23, 2026
The stars aligned for him to deploy his formidable magic to right the wrongs that left them stranded on a desert island.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 28, 2023
Listen to the harrowing brays of the donkey in Ruben Ostlund’s “Triangle of Sadness,” a satire in which the obnoxious, self-serving guests of a luxury cruise end up stranded on a desert island.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 1, 2023
Tonight I find the new sensation, Survivor, on CBS, where “real people” are struggling to light a fire on their desert island.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
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