How to Use "Island" with Example Sentences

island (n): a piece of land surrounded by water

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Used with adjectives:

"He lived alone on a remote island."
(remote, deserted, desert, uninhabited)

"They always wanted to visit a tropical island."
(tropical, volcanic)

Used with nouns:

"They travel to their island home during the summer."
(home)

"Fiji is a small South Pacific island nation."
(nation, country)

"Hawaii is an island paradise."
(paradise, chain)

Used with prepositions:

"They own a house on a tropical island."
(on)