denizen

Example Sentences

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I was nonplussed at a 1992 symposium in Vienna when a hall filled with international art world denizens went absolutely wild, cheering and stomping when Kelley was introduced on a panel.

From Los Angeles Times

It contains much subtle humor, but the concluding set piece, with longhorns roaming the streets of Los Angeles and comedically terrifying its denizens, remains the movie’s high point.

From The Wall Street Journal

This denizen of the cloud forests shares pedigree with a fabled deity: Quetzalcoatl, the “Feathered Serpent.”

From Los Angeles Times

That’s because in a small, rural village located 90 miles southwest of Toronto, the denizens of Beachville, Ontario, were already running the bases—all five of them—in an early version of North America’s pastime.

From The Wall Street Journal

Reported taxable income by wealthy denizens who didn’t leave also declined, perhaps because they used other means to shield their income from higher taxes or reduced their business activity in the state.

From The Wall Street Journal