dweller
Example Sentences
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It’s probably helpful to note that I’m a city dweller and haven’t owned a car since 2018, so this isn’t a straightforward “just hop in the car” situation.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 20, 2026
Lead actress Ella Purnell plays Lucy MacLean in the show, a vault dweller raised underground in a protective bunker in the aftermath of the nuclear war.
From BBC • Dec. 3, 2025
In more than half of U.S. states, an apartment dweller would expect to spend three or more years saving for a down payment, according to the report.
From Salon • Mar. 9, 2025
The Lakers are to play another bottom dweller in the Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday night, but their schedule becomes tougher after that, starting with a Saturday showdown in Denver against the Nuggets.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2025
Both species, the human and the monkey, were in the presence of another life form, which was older and more powerful than either of them, and was a dweller in blood.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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