Example sentences for: isle

How can you use “isle” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • “But on your way, look out for Newfoundland,” seems to have been the slogan of the old North Atlantic navigators, from the good Irish Abbot Brendan in the sixth century and the wild Norsemen in the 11th, to all the Basque, French, Spanish, and Portuguese fishermen who preceded explorer John Cabot, paid £10 by Henry VII for finding “the new isle” in 1497.

  • Children enjoy the 2-hour ride in the four wooden coaches and caboose of the Prairie Dog Central steam train, from St. James Station to and from Grosse Isle, 25 km (15 miles) northwest of town.

  • With an area of just 541 sq km (209 sq miles), it is slightly smaller than the Isle of Man or twice Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts.

  • Someone on the Isle of Wight complains that you couldn't get the children off to bed if it were still light at midnight,.

  • On a hill in the center of the isle is situated a Tibetan-style tower, the White Dagoba (Baita), at the back of Yongan Temple.


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