How to Use isle in a Sentence

isle

noun
Definition of islenext
Synonyms for islenext
  • The Duchess of Cambridge is a longtime fan of the fair isle sweater.
    — Annie Goldsmith, Town & Country, 27 Apr. 2021
  • Despite the pleasantries, tensions on the isle are on the rise.
    — NBC News, 20 Apr. 2021
  • The isle would be connected to the mainland with a bridge and trails.
    — Steven Litt, cleveland, 1 Oct. 2021
  • Check it out this October and fill up on the sights, sounds, and tastes of the Greek isles.
    — oregonlive, 11 Sep. 2023
  • That can be a long time for people eager to board that flight to France or the cruise ship to the Greek isles.
    — Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2023
  • To get there, hop the 20-minute Miller Ferry from Catawba and rent a golf cart to tool around the 4.5-mile-long isle.
    — Ashlea Halpern, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 June 2021
  • With all respect to the Steel City, the beauty of Greaney’s isle was the clear winner.
    — Kaitlin Menza, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Aug. 2022
  • But jetting off to an idyllic isle doesn’t have to mean a long-haul flight.
    — Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 13 Apr. 2023
  • The Normans took control of Britain from the Saxons, but cities and farms in the isles stayed intact.
    — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 29 Dec. 2019
  • This isn’t the first time Coffee-Mate is bringing unique dessert creamers to the dairy isle.
    — Mary Honkus, PEOPLE.com, 19 Nov. 2019
  • The protesters stood silently in the church's isles and ignored calls to sit down.
    — William Cummings, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2019
  • Styles, though, is the sole golden boy of the isle—the only one who walks around with a blindingly bright grin.
    — Rachel Hahn, Vogue, 6 Dec. 2019
  • Since the late 19th century, the isolated isle has been a colony for artists.
    — Washington Post, 17 Mar. 2022
  • And Bieber wore a fair isle cardigan while out for a walk in West Hollywood.
    — Nicol Natale, Peoplemag, 7 Feb. 2024
  • Even the chefs, masseurs and cleaners who work on the island of Gladden stay on a smaller isle, a short trip away.
    — Tristan Rutherford, WSJ, 25 Oct. 2023
  • This adorable fair isle print comes in dog, adult, and kid sizes—so your pooch and your whole family can match.
    — Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 5 Dec. 2022
  • Those wind farms will be located just offshore from the whisky isles.
    — William Booth, Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2023
  • This appears to be a classic fair isle sweater from Bonobos.
    — Brad Lanphear, Men's Health, 2 Dec. 2022
  • There is no shortage of luxury lodging on the isle of St. Barths.
    — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 13 Jan. 2022
  • Below, Missoni’s travel tips for the under-the-radar Greek isle.
    — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 4 Aug. 2022
  • Three hundred feet to the west is West Brother, a low rocky isle whitewashed with bird poop where the harbor seals like to hang.
    — Sarah Feldberg, SFChronicle.com, 12 Sep. 2019
  • Walking through the ice cream isle [sic] deciding a flavor to share.
    — Dory Jackson, PEOPLE.com, 26 Aug. 2021
  • Walking through the ice cream isle deciding a flavor to share.
    — Dory Jackson, PEOPLE.com, 19 Aug. 2021
  • This belt was made famous in 1969 when the late Jackie Kennedy Onassis was spotted wearing it on the isle of Capri.
    — Beth Bernstein, Forbes, 13 June 2021
  • Outside at low tide, on the isle’s white sand beaches, tourists and residents alike sought out shells for free.
    — Laura Bannister, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2022
  • Photos show her on a camel in Saudi Arabia, in a bikini on a Greek isle and holding a beer in Spain.
    — Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 31 Aug. 2021
  • Explore the isle, rescue cats, gather ancient treasures, and find a way to it all into your boat on the way out.
    — Alesandra Dubin, Woman's Day, 16 May 2022
  • The desert color palette, far from the rainy isle of his youth, washes him in a California glow.
    — Ellen Gamerman, WSJ, 28 Oct. 2022
  • The secluded isle can accommodate up to 12 guests in its three villas and has its own airstrip, tennis court, yoga deck, and gym.
    — Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 26 Oct. 2023
  • The old walled community once thrived trading squirrel skins and beeswax, and to this day small fishing vessels make regular runs between the isle and the mainland, a distance of about 56 miles.
    — Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 18 Feb. 2024

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