How to Use islander in a Sentence

islander

noun

• There is no set time that the islanders go to sleep and wake up.
  — Alicia Vrajlal, refinery29.com, 9 Nov. 2023
• But some of the islanders would prefer to get rid of them.
  — The Economist, 19 Dec. 2017
• Here's what to know, plus a look at the outfits the islanders wore to the special.
  — Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 15 Aug. 2024
• There was work, to be sure, but no housing, the islander said.
  — Mike Damiano, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Dec. 2022
• The islanders will, as ever, be standing in the breach.
  — Time, 9 Jan. 2020
• Apparently, 1790 was a very cold year, and the islanders burned the wood from the church to stay warm.
  — Pamela Wright, BostonGlobe.com, 30 July 2019
• Like most of the older islanders, Tony Archbold looked to be in good health.
  — Aaron Gilbreath, Longreads, 20 Mar. 2018
• The camp board, former campers and islanders first thought Allen was purchasing the land to save the place.
  — Nicole Brodeur, The Seattle Times, 19 Oct. 2018
• But the event seemed to anger and embarrass long-time islanders.
  — Susan Glaser, cleveland.com, 23 July 2019
• This makes Valerie the first islander to be dumped in Season 4.
  — Kimi Robinson, The Arizona Republic, 26 July 2022
• By the time another eclipse appeared in 2015, the clothes, and the islanders, were outside to see it.
  — Sarah Scoles, Discover Magazine, 7 Aug. 2017
• Helmer is one of many islanders who now rent out rooms on their flotilla through Airbnb.
  — Tim Brinkhof, Discover Magazine, 12 Nov. 2023
• Despite a large price on his head, the prince was protected by the islanders.
  — Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2019
• Cruz, like many islanders, made her way to the mainland United States.
  — Manuel Roig-Franzia, Washington Post, 20 Oct. 2017
• Wynn Myers The islanders did their part to keep things quiet, too.
  — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 13 Feb. 2018
• The next month, his men captured some 25 of these native islanders.
  — Peter C. Mancall, WSJ, 28 Feb. 2023
• In the days that followed, the weather turned balmy as islanders searched for Eddie Jacks by air and sea.
  — Earl Swift, Outside Online, 20 June 2018
• And with the high spring tides over and the sunshine still holding, islanders are hoping their new beach is here to stay.
  — Maureen O'Hare, CNN, 8 May 2017
• Here, from a sand dollar–strewn beach to the conch salad not to be missed, the native islander sounds off on the very best of the Bahamas.
  — Zoe Ruffner, Vogue, 13 Jan. 2018
• Next door is Fair Isle Books, a find for islanders and visitors alike.
  — Sharyn Alden, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 15 June 2018
• Mangareva rarely gets visitors, and most of the islanders had turned out for the fun.
  — Stanley Stewart, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 June 2019
• During the spin the bottle challenge, Rob picked Destiny and Daniela as the two hottest islanders to share a three-way kiss with.
  — Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 2 July 2024
• Another islander ventured to the spot and scanned the bottom with sonar.
  — Earl Swift, Outside Online, 20 June 2018
• Soon, two researchers turn up to document the customs of the islanders.
  — The New Yorker, 12 June 2024
• But the islanders stubbornly resist and cling to their roots.
  — Annika Pham, Variety, 6 Nov. 2023
• Even more lethal were the germs that outsiders brought, to which the islanders had no immunity.
  — Anvita Abbi, Scientific American, 16 May 2023
• But that doesn’t take away weeks of suffering for islanders.
  — Jacqueline Charles and Mimi Whitefield, miamiherald, 27 Oct. 2017
• But the sea-savvy islanders worried about the vets’ flimsy shacks on the beach, only a foot or two above sea level.
  — National Geographic, 8 Sep. 2017
• Every few days the islanders pair up and those who are not coupled are at risk of being dumped from the island.
  — Chuck Barney, The Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2019
• Leah was an original islander who entered the villa on day one, while Miguel was a bombshell who arrived on day nine.
  — Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 21 July 2024

Last Updated: 14 Nov 2024