How to Use islander in a Sentence

islander

noun

• There is no set time that the islanders go to sleep and wake up.
  — Alicia Vrajlal, refinery29.com, 9 Nov. 2023
• But some of the islanders would prefer to get rid of them.
  — The Economist, 19 Dec. 2017
• Here's what to know, plus a look at the outfits the islanders wore to the special.
  — Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 15 Aug. 2024
• There was work, to be sure, but no housing, the islander said.
  — Mike Damiano, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Dec. 2022
• The islanders will, as ever, be standing in the breach.
  — Time, 9 Jan. 2020
• Apparently, 1790 was a very cold year, and the islanders burned the wood from the church to stay warm.
  — Pamela Wright, BostonGlobe.com, 30 July 2019
• Like most of the older islanders, Tony Archbold looked to be in good health.
  — Aaron Gilbreath, Longreads, 20 Mar. 2018
• The camp board, former campers and islanders first thought Allen was purchasing the land to save the place.
  — Nicole Brodeur, The Seattle Times, 19 Oct. 2018
• But the event seemed to anger and embarrass long-time islanders.
  — Susan Glaser, cleveland.com, 23 July 2019
• This makes Valerie the first islander to be dumped in Season 4.
  — Kimi Robinson, The Arizona Republic, 26 July 2022
• By the time another eclipse appeared in 2015, the clothes, and the islanders, were outside to see it.
  — Sarah Scoles, Discover Magazine, 7 Aug. 2017
• Helmer is one of many islanders who now rent out rooms on their flotilla through Airbnb.
  — Tim Brinkhof, Discover Magazine, 12 Nov. 2023
• Despite a large price on his head, the prince was protected by the islanders.
  — Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2019
• Cruz, like many islanders, made her way to the mainland United States.
  — Manuel Roig-Franzia, Washington Post, 20 Oct. 2017
• Wynn Myers The islanders did their part to keep things quiet, too.
  — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 13 Feb. 2018
• The next month, his men captured some 25 of these native islanders.
  — Peter C. Mancall, WSJ, 28 Feb. 2023
• In the days that followed, the weather turned balmy as islanders searched for Eddie Jacks by air and sea.
  — Earl Swift, Outside Online, 20 June 2018
• And with the high spring tides over and the sunshine still holding, islanders are hoping their new beach is here to stay.
  — Maureen O'Hare, CNN, 8 May 2017
• Here, from a sand dollar–strewn beach to the conch salad not to be missed, the native islander sounds off on the very best of the Bahamas.
  — Zoe Ruffner, Vogue, 13 Jan. 2018
• Next door is Fair Isle Books, a find for islanders and visitors alike.
  — Sharyn Alden, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 15 June 2018
• Mangareva rarely gets visitors, and most of the islanders had turned out for the fun.
  — Stanley Stewart, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 June 2019
• During the spin the bottle challenge, Rob picked Destiny and Daniela as the two hottest islanders to share a three-way kiss with.
  — Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 2 July 2024
• Another islander ventured to the spot and scanned the bottom with sonar.
  — Earl Swift, Outside Online, 20 June 2018
• Soon, two researchers turn up to document the customs of the islanders.
  — The New Yorker, 12 June 2024
• But the islanders stubbornly resist and cling to their roots.
  — Annika Pham, Variety, 6 Nov. 2023
• Even more lethal were the germs that outsiders brought, to which the islanders had no immunity.
  — Anvita Abbi, Scientific American, 16 May 2023
• But that doesn’t take away weeks of suffering for islanders.
  — Jacqueline Charles and Mimi Whitefield, miamiherald, 27 Oct. 2017
• But the sea-savvy islanders worried about the vets’ flimsy shacks on the beach, only a foot or two above sea level.
  — National Geographic, 8 Sep. 2017
• Rob was one of the 12 original islanders who arrived in the villa on day one, while Kassy was the last female bombshell to join on day 27.
  — Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 19 July 2024
• Their presence there is a point of contention for the indigenous people of Rapa Nui, but the researchers behind the new work had the cooperation of the islanders in this project, having worked with them extensively.
  — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 11 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 20 Dec 2024