Examples of islet in a Sentence
landed the boat on a tiny islet that we had all to ourselves
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The Italian Coast Guard rendered aid after spotting a rubber dinghy, often used to carry migrants, half submerged near the islet, according to The Guardian.
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Rachel Flynn, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
The researchers wanted to develop a less invasive technique that allowed donor islets to be implanted in a site that was more accessible, such as under the skin, and that enabled the islets’ indefinite survival.
—Paul McClure 23, New Atlas, 23 Feb. 2025
Given the size of the islet and the river’s current, her body could have been washed away.
—Lauren Markham, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
Spend your days exploring the incredibly islets and your evenings appreciating some of the world’s most unforgettable sunsets.
—Sandra MacGregor, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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Rachel Flynn, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
The researchers wanted to develop a less invasive technique that allowed donor islets to be implanted in a site that was more accessible, such as under the skin, and that enabled the islets’ indefinite survival.
—Paul McClure 23, New Atlas, 23 Feb. 2025
Given the size of the islet and the river’s current, her body could have been washed away.
—Lauren Markham, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
Spend your days exploring the incredibly islets and your evenings appreciating some of the world’s most unforgettable sunsets.
—Sandra MacGregor, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Islet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/islet. Accessed 4 Apr. 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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