Sentence examples for a island from inspiring English sources

The phrase "a island" is not correct in written English.
It should be "an island" because "island" begins with a vowel sound.
Example: "I dream of visiting a beautiful island in the Caribbean."
Alternatives: "an isle" or "a landmass".

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So in 1989, Graves abandoned Kuta for Sumba, a island that's a five-day drive from Bali.

The type I X-ray burster 1E1724-3045 located in the globular cluster Terzan 2 was observed by the Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer (RXTE) while it was in a Island state, displaying both intense flickering and a hard Comptonized spectrum.

All this was accomplished by a show that was widely criticized this week for its premise -- which sends four unmarried but committed couples to a island where they are tempted into infidelities by groups of beautiful single people.

SEOUL, South Korea — The United States and South Korea began naval exercises on Sunday that were meant as a warning to North Korea for recent provocations, including last week's deadly artillery attack on a island populated by South Koreans in the Yellow Sea.

And all of it to learn that one contestant, Richard Hatch, 39, a corporate trainer from Newport, R.I., had managed to win a million dollars by enduring a made-for-television survival test on a island off the coast of Borneo.

(a) Island conductivity Bayesian de-mixed component for the 0%, 58%, and 87% humidity.

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