desert island
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The tension between a toxic boss and one of their team members is explored in Send Help, a darkly comic survival thriller in which a manager and employee are forced to confront unresolved workplace tensions after becoming stranded together on a desert island following a plane crash.
From BBC
Speaking to BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs, Badenoch said that after university all her friends had "gone all over the world" and she thought joining the party would be "a fun thing to do".
From BBC
You can listen to the full episode of Desert Island Discs on Radio 4 at 11:00 GMT and after that on BBC Sounds.
From BBC
Everyone loves a desert island playlist, and just about everyone fears being the last sane person left on Earth.
From Salon
When we play the desert island game, we do it with the tacit acknowledgement that its proposed diversions are impractical.
From Salon
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