uninhabited
Britishadjective
Vocabulary lists containing uninhabited
Example Sentences
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Israel is a world leader in surveillance technology, drones, small arms and other products of great use to a resource-strapped government that oversees a vast and largely uninhabited territory.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 4, 2026
Although these islands are uninhabited, sovereignty over Matthew and Hunter allows New Caledonia, and therefore France, to have a large exclusive economic zone.
From Barron's • Dec. 18, 2025
The vessel ran aground on rocks near the uninhabited island of Jogdo.
From BBC • Nov. 19, 2025
And so the plans for Operation Exodus were set: The Rainbow Warrior would move the entire population of Rongelap 100 miles south, to the uninhabited island of Mejato.
From Slate • Jul. 22, 2025
But a few were uninhabited and gloomy-looking with dandelions overrunning the yard and limp gutters hanging loose from the weight of soggy old leaves and broken tree branches.
From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos
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