denizens
Example Sentences
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Outflanked by cruel and fickle gods at every turn, legendary Greek hero Odysseus outsmarted a one-eyed giant, suffered through the bewitching Sirens’ song and braved the Underworld’s dead denizens.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
He takes great care to convey to readers how the denizens of the theater cut across social, economic and cultural classes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026
And the exhibition tries to tell its story through the everyday life of its many denizens.
From BBC ● Apr. 3, 2026
Smog from 2 million tailpipes filled L.A.’s streets and burned the lungs of its denizens, but it was really created more than 2,000 miles away, in Detroit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2026
As we walked onwards, Mr. 13-04 interrogated me about the denizens of the College and how they had fared in the few years since last he had been a visitor.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
