as in island
a fairly small area of land completely surrounded by water the Australian seas are rife with uninhabited isles

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Recent Examples of isle Trying to build a relationship with her biological father Everett (John Allen Nelson), Mel asks him instead of Doc (Tim Matheson) to walk her down the isle. Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 19 Dec. 2024 But as on most tropical isles, food access has long been a challenge, a reality that came to a head following Hurricane Maria in 2017. Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Dec. 2024 Mayfair Witches is off to the misty isles of Scotland in its second season, introducing us to new members of the family who still live in the ancestral homelands of their witchy dynasty. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 14 Dec. 2024 That is the unknown island, the unknowable isle: the place of true love. Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 13 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for isle 

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“Isle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/isle. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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