West Islip
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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My family first lived with my father’s parents in Brooklyn before moving to Long Island, N.Y., first to Hicksville then North Babylon and, when I was 5, to West Islip.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2025
O’Hoppe, who is from West Islip, N.Y., is ranked the No. 86 prospect overall by MLB Pipeline.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2022
The son of Cuban immigrants, Officer Echeverria dreamed of carrying a gun and a badge while growing up in West Islip, on Long Island.
From New York Times ● Sep. 16, 2019
When they were growing up in West Islip, N.Y., in the 1960s, their father left and their mother had to raise them on her own.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 8, 2019
Authorities say 24-year-old Robert Scheuerer struck a van on Sunrise Highway in West Islip on Sept. 27.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 6, 2016
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