Sheppey

British

/ ˈʃɛpɪ /

noun

an island in SE England, off the N coast of Kent in the Thames estuary: separated from the mainland by The Swale , a narrow channel. Chief towns: Sheerness, Minster. Pop: 37 852 (2001 est). Area: 80 sq km (30 sq miles)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

Sheppey

The problems on the High Street, which has seen four shops close in as many months, mean that local community radio station Sheppey FM is struggling for money.

From BBC ● May 4, 2026

Latest figures from 2021 show that just 0.7% of people on Sheppey travel to work by bus - six times less than the England average of 4.3%.

From BBC ● May 4, 2026

Kevin McKenna, MP for Sittingbourne and Sheppey, previously said he was "deeply saddened and shocked by the tragic incident".

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2025

Kevin McKenna, MP for Sittingbourne and Sheppey, said he was "deeply saddened and shocked by the tragic incident".

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2025

I will simply remind him of the vast numbers of fossil fruits, and other remains of palms, in the London clay of the Isle of Sheppey.

From Notes and Queries, Number 192, July 2, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc by Various

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023