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
Synonyms
Examples of isle in a Sentence
Noun
the Australian seas are rife with uninhabited isles
Recent Examples on the WebKatcy Stephan, Variety, 9 Apr. 2024
The isle is famous for its wealth of Baltic history: Its metropolis, Visby, was the Hanseatic League’s trading center between the 12th and 14th centuries.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Apr. 2024
In fact, most small isles from the Maldives to Bora Bora offer some kind of buyout.
—Linda Laban, Robb Report, 4 Apr. 2024
Until the first commercial flights touched down on the island in 2017, the remote isle could only be reached via a five-day boat journey from South Africa.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Nov. 2023
The isle is overseen by India, which has a policy of not prosecuting islanders for killing interlopers.
—Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 24 Oct. 2023
On Sand Hook isle., Alameda, in August 2023, a 1,485-square-foot home was sold for $1,505,000, a price per square foot of $1,013.
—Bay Area Home Report, The Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2024
Bubble Skincare Water Slide Serum Another new formula straight out of the drugstore isles, Bubble's Water Slide serum couldn't be more aptly named.
—Wendy Vazquez, Southern Living, 4 Feb. 2024
The eatery on the style isle is expected to open next winter at The Royal Poinciana Plaza and is owned by Gabby and Gianpaolo de Felice, the wife-and-husband dining duo behind Tutto il Giorno in Southampton, East Hampton and Sag Harbor, New York.
—Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 16 Jan. 2024
Noun
Taking control of a fisherman and his boat, users explore a collection of remote isles and their surrounding depths to see what lies below.
—Katcy Stephan, Variety, 9 Apr. 2024
The isle is famous for its wealth of Baltic history: Its metropolis, Visby, was the Hanseatic League’s trading center between the 12th and 14th centuries.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Apr. 2024
In fact, most small isles from the Maldives to Bora Bora offer some kind of buyout.
—Linda Laban, Robb Report, 4 Apr. 2024
Until the first commercial flights touched down on the island in 2017, the remote isle could only be reached via a five-day boat journey from South Africa.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Nov. 2023
The isle is overseen by India, which has a policy of not prosecuting islanders for killing interlopers.
—Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 24 Oct. 2023
On Sand Hook isle., Alameda, in August 2023, a 1,485-square-foot home was sold for $1,505,000, a price per square foot of $1,013.
—Bay Area Home Report, The Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2024
Bubble Skincare Water Slide Serum Another new formula straight out of the drugstore isles, Bubble's Water Slide serum couldn't be more aptly named.
—Wendy Vazquez, Southern Living, 4 Feb. 2024
The eatery on the style isle is expected to open next winter at The Royal Poinciana Plaza and is owned by Gabby and Gianpaolo de Felice, the wife-and-husband dining duo behind Tutto il Giorno in Southampton, East Hampton and Sag Harbor, New York.
—Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 16 Jan. 2024
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“Isle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/isle. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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