How to Use islander in a Sentence

islander

noun
Definition of islandernext
  • 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
  • Rob was one of the 12 original islanders who arrived in the villa on day one, while Kassy was the last female bombshell to join on day 27.
    — Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 19 July 2024
  • 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

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