Sentence examples for distant island from inspiring English sources
In 1698 he was exiled to a distant island for caricaturing the shogun (military ruler).
It may be on family land on a distant island, but it is still a home.
The earthquake's epicenter had been near the distant island of Sumatra.
Again, the spectre of a distant island, a remote landscape, provokes longing.
In 1516, the eminent English humanist Thomas More tried his hand at imagining a perfect society on a distant island.
As the sun falls, it becomes a giant fireball on the horizon, silhouetting the craggy cliffs of some distant island.
Parking refugees on distant islands worked last time to keep their predicament hidden.
"Forget these," he said, and turned to look at the distant islands, "how about that painting".
The pavilion restaurant has superb vistas of the sea, Whistling Cay and distant islands.
Speaking today to us, on our other distant islands, Chamoiseau's stories still possess that magical therapeutic quality.
The diversity is not as high on these distant islands, but the sheer number of birds is astonishing.
