Examples of islet in a Sentence
landed the boat on a tiny islet that we had all to ourselves
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In 2021, the international gallery Hauser & Wirth opened a 16,000-square-foot arts center, intended to lure wealthy collectors, on an islet near the capital.
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Yasmin Fahr, New York Times, 16 May 2024
The winners following a Florida Supreme Court decision are not only the tricolored herons and other birds nesting on an islet in the middle of what used to be a water hazard but also homeowners who want a louder voice in preventing sprawl in their neighborhoods.
—Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 5 May 2024
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Yasmin Fahr, New York Times, 16 May 2024
The winners following a Florida Supreme Court decision are not only the tricolored herons and other birds nesting on an islet in the middle of what used to be a water hazard but also homeowners who want a louder voice in preventing sprawl in their neighborhoods.
—Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 5 May 2024
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“Islet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/islet. Accessed 31 May. 2024.
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islet
noun
is·let
ˈī-lət 
1
: a little island
Medical Definition
islet
noun
is·let
ˈī-lət
: a small isolated mass of one type of tissue within a different type
specifically
: islet of langerhans
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