dwellers

Example Sentences

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And yet, most city dwellers would rather bloom where they’re planted.

From Salon • Mar. 23, 2026

Sara was thrust into the national spotlight when, in defence of shanty town dwellers, she punched a Davao sheriff in full view of TV news cameras.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026

Bilt partnered with thousands of property managers to provide a system for renters to pay rent without transaction fees and to earn points along the way, helping Bilt find a following among well-heeled city dwellers.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 29, 2026

Cubicle dwellers at a Texas software company endure everyday corporate indignities, including paper jams and smug bosses asking if they got the memo about cover sheets for the TPS reports.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 29, 2025

In the spring of 2010, as food shortages again became severe, the government launched a massive back-to-the-farm campaign to persuade city dwellers to move to the countryside and raise crops.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden