How to Use Robinson Crusoe in a Sentence

Robinson Crusoe

noun
  • Get shipwrecked on a Robinson Crusoe beach with a picnic of yellowfin ceviche?
    — Tristan Rutherford, Robb Report, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Like Robinson Crusoe, even locals who should know better view this other island as a blank slate for exile or utopia.
    — Carina Del Valle Schorske, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2024
  • The island has a limit of 200 visitors per day, which helps to maintain its Robinson Crusoe vibe.
    — Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 23 Jan. 2024
  • Consider a Robinson Crusoe economy—a single person stranded on an island with no need for money.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 31 Aug. 2015
  • Don’t expect a scene from Southampton here, but don’t expect a Robinson Crusoe experience either.
    — Michelle Tchea, Robb Report, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Three miles off the coast of Belize, this private, luxury Robinson Crusoe-style island offers just seven villas.
    — Liz Cantrell, Travel + Leisure, 1 Aug. 2021
  • Lenovo's work in Robinson Crusoe Island shows, yet again, that connectivity is the bedrock of digital transformation.
    — Carolina Milanesi, Forbes, 27 June 2022
  • This Robinson Crusoe-esque idyll delivers so much more than the standard palm tree escapism, with a 39-room wellness complex that's a match for anywhere in Europe or Asia.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 June 2026
  • Setting up and monitoring camera traps, like these on Robinson Crusoe Island off Chile, is critical for detecting invasive species.
    — WIRED, 24 Oct. 2022
  • Rather than follow a Robinson Crusoe, Tom Jones, or Tristram Shandy, A Journal of the Plague Year’s plot is not the plot of human action.
    — Literary Hub, 9 Dec. 2025
  • Roosevelt also enthusiastically recalled scenes from Robinson Crusoe.
    — Peter Zablocki, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Oct. 2024
  • At the luxury resort Gili Lankanfushi in the Maldives, part of the job includes helping guests adjust to being on a remote island, à la ‘Man Friday’ from the story of Robinson Crusoe.
    — Ali Wunderman, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Aug. 2022
  • Other activities include surfing excursions, where serious wave riders can visit multiple breaks, or a Robinson Crusoe Experience, during which guests head out on a boat to catch their lunch, which is then barbecued and served with prosecco on a nearby deserted beach.
    — Katie Lockhart, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The volunteers were chosen by the Island Conservation and the Robinson Crusoe community because of their skillsets that ranged from design to technology, sustainability, and biodiversity.
    — Carolina Milanesi, Forbes, 27 June 2022

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