Examples of desert island in a Sentence
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Each week, players live together in tribes on a desert island and compete in challenges.
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Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 12 Mar. 2025
The Atlanta Falcons star shared his grooming secrets, desert island product, and more.
—Essence, 4 Mar. 2025
One Studios International Key Shows Stranded on Honeymoon Island – From team behind MAFS, an adventure reality show in which couples matched by experts are marooned on a desert island and left to fend for themselves.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 19 Feb. 2025
One letter, from Helen in the U.K., reflected on Cave’s choices for his recent appearance on BBC Radio’s Desert Island Discs segment, in which listeners choose the songs to accompany them on a desert island.
—Tyler Jenke, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
In Act 4, Prospero, the former Duke of Milan who has been exiled to a desert island with daughter Miranda, and his magic book, interrupts his revenge scheme to conjure a supernatural theatrical pageant in honor of the engagement of Miranda and Ferdinand, the son of the king of Naples.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2025
The object of the game is simple: You’re dropped on a desert island with the goal of decorating it to create a paradise.
—Sarah Felbin, SELF, 31 Dec. 2024
And while running a company is a bit less like surviving on a desert island (depending on the stock market), the principle is spot on: Focus on the task, the person and the decision in front of you, and worry about your inbox later.
—Mike De Vere, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
So what kind of pasta would be your desert island pasta?
—Jennifer Adams, StyleCaster, 22 Oct. 2024
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Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 12 Mar. 2025
The Atlanta Falcons star shared his grooming secrets, desert island product, and more.
—Essence, 4 Mar. 2025
One Studios International Key Shows Stranded on Honeymoon Island – From team behind MAFS, an adventure reality show in which couples matched by experts are marooned on a desert island and left to fend for themselves.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 19 Feb. 2025
One letter, from Helen in the U.K., reflected on Cave’s choices for his recent appearance on BBC Radio’s Desert Island Discs segment, in which listeners choose the songs to accompany them on a desert island.
—Tyler Jenke, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
In Act 4, Prospero, the former Duke of Milan who has been exiled to a desert island with daughter Miranda, and his magic book, interrupts his revenge scheme to conjure a supernatural theatrical pageant in honor of the engagement of Miranda and Ferdinand, the son of the king of Naples.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2025
The object of the game is simple: You’re dropped on a desert island with the goal of decorating it to create a paradise.
—Sarah Felbin, SELF, 31 Dec. 2024
And while running a company is a bit less like surviving on a desert island (depending on the stock market), the principle is spot on: Focus on the task, the person and the decision in front of you, and worry about your inbox later.
—Mike De Vere, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
So what kind of pasta would be your desert island pasta?
—Jennifer Adams, StyleCaster, 22 Oct. 2024
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“Desert island.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/desert%20island. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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