Wondering how to use Island in a sentence? Below are 20 example sentences from real English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as land or earth.

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Island in a sentence

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Island meaning

  1. A contiguous area of land, smaller than a continent, totally surrounded by water.
  2. A contiguous area of land, smaller than a continent, partially surrounded by water; a peninsula; a half-island.
  3. An entity surrounded by other entities that are very different from itself.

Synonyms of Island

land dry land earth ground solid ground terra firma zone

Island in Dutch

Example sentences (20)

Hilton Head Island is on a barrier island of the same name, between mainland South Carolina and the Atlantic Ocean.

He was also a director of Manoel Island and Malta Marina Co Ltd (1969-73) relating to the Manoel Island development project.

A father and his son were paddling a canoe toward Mudge Island and were about 50 metres from the island when the canoe capsized.

A tour with Long Island Retreats is a fast and effective way to get an authentic taste of island life.

But 80 teams travelled to the Island for the second edition of the South Island Sevens, based in Ryde.

Finally, there’s the Finnish island of Ulko-Tammio, which this summer declared itself the world’s first phone-free tourist island.

It focusses on the north, beginning on Rathlin Island, famous for its countless seabirds and, unique to the island, the golden hare.

It separates Batangas on the main island of Luzon on one side, and the island provinces of Mindoro, Marinduque and Romblon on the other.

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Emma Brech, 22, a student who lives on Long Island, had traveled to Governors Island before dawn, hoping for a glimpse of Prince William.

For now the Naushon is to serve the Long Island resort of Playland at Rye Beach, Long Island.

An island in an island, Vetsmannaeyjar isn’t easy to get to, even if it’s straightforward.

Holme Fen is also technically an island, although not the kind of island you might expect.

In 2019, it was renamed “Rapa Nui-Easter Island” from its previous name of Easter Island.

Aoi Suzuki’s son runs past a home in Taketomi on Iriomote Island (not to be confused with Taketomi Island, which lies to the east of Iriomote).

Holidaymakers keen to experience the best of Yas Island Abu Dhabi may purchase their packages directly from Yas Island’s website, a statement said.

Block Island is located roughly nine miles south off the Rhode Island mainland.

Instead, the phones floated, and when their cords got tangled up with one another, they formed a huge island of floating house phones the size of Rhode Island.

Dr. Dennhardt, who lives on the island with her family, said she has received disturbing threats on social media, and briefly left the island in October for her safety.

Having won national full-wool title events at Waimate and Lumsden in the South Island, she’s proven more than up to it in second-shear competitions of the North Island.

If you want to explore the rest of the North Island, remember that Cyclone Gabriel hit the island earlier this year, affecting areas such as Coromandel and Hawke’s Bay.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you use "island" in a sentence?
An example: "Hilton Head Island is on a barrier island of the same name, between mainland South Carolina and the Atlantic Ocean." This page contains 20 example sentences with the word "island" from real English texts.
What does "island" mean?
Island means: A contiguous area of land, smaller than a continent, totally surrounded by water.
What are synonyms of "island"?
Common synonyms of "island" include: land, dry land, earth, ground, solid ground, terra firma, zone.
What is "island" in Dutch?
"island" translates to Dutch as: eiland.
How many example sentences with "island" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 20 example sentences with "island", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.

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