Examples of islet in a Sentence
landed the boat on a tiny islet that we had all to ourselves
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The setting is marked by jagged islets, vivid blue waters, and a winding pier stretching into the horizon.
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Jennifer Lee, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Lying 27 miles to the north, this dozy islet fringed by luminous powder-soft pink sand and is home to stunning beaches, caves, and exotic birds.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Nov. 2024
High-voltage towers surmounted this islet, the cables themselves, in the dimness, no more than spider’s silk floating in the air.
—Greg Jackson, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
The Russian and Chinese aircraft then flew in formation south of Dokdo, a group of South Korean islets in the East Sea that is claimed by Japan as Takeshima.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
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Jennifer Lee, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Lying 27 miles to the north, this dozy islet fringed by luminous powder-soft pink sand and is home to stunning beaches, caves, and exotic birds.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Nov. 2024
High-voltage towers surmounted this islet, the cables themselves, in the dimness, no more than spider’s silk floating in the air.
—Greg Jackson, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
The Russian and Chinese aircraft then flew in formation south of Dokdo, a group of South Korean islets in the East Sea that is claimed by Japan as Takeshima.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
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“Islet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/islet. Accessed 3 Jan. 2025.
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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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