plural isles
: island
Pacific isles
Steering with due course toward the isle of Rhodes …—
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare
especially
: a small island : islet
I once lived on the … island of Antiparos, a tiny isle behind Paros. —Emily Prager
Emily Prager Islay is a small Hebridean isle, some 25 miles in length, with a population of less than 4,000, yet it boasts eight of the oldest and most famous distilleries in Scotland. —Henry Shukman
Henry Shukman
isled; isling
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Examples of isle in a Sentence
Noun
the Australian seas are rife with uninhabited isles
Recent Examples on the WebMark Ellwood, Robb Report, 10 July 2024
Enjoy the Tranquility of a Beloved Shrine St. Nicholas is beautiful, but nowhere feels more sacred to the community (or lifted straight from a screen saver of the Greek isles) than St. Michael’s Shrine.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 5 July 2024
The story is set more than 1,000 years ago in the British isles.
—Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel, 28 June 2024
Was there a way to explore the Greek isles without adding to the impact of an escalating climate crisis?
—Elissa Garay, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Oct. 2023
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Noun
Add all that together and Athens finally has a resort that can give the buzzy Greek isles a run for their money.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 10 July 2024
Enjoy the Tranquility of a Beloved Shrine St. Nicholas is beautiful, but nowhere feels more sacred to the community (or lifted straight from a screen saver of the Greek isles) than St. Michael’s Shrine.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 5 July 2024
The story is set more than 1,000 years ago in the British isles.
—Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel, 28 June 2024
Was there a way to explore the Greek isles without adding to the impact of an escalating climate crisis?
—Elissa Garay, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Oct. 2023
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“Isle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/isle. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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