landowner

Example Sentences

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A spokesperson for the landowner said they had stopped construction and wished to comply with the council notice, despite the authority receiving reports alleging work had continued beyond the deadline.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

Instead of notifying the authorities, the landowner urged George to head south to the Savannah River, where he would find employment with another landowner for the next two years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Around sunset on Sept. 22, six days after Cynthia was last seen, a rural landowner was walking her dog on a private dirt road 40 miles south of Arlington when she noticed a foul odor.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

Environmental consulting firm Icon, brought in by the landowner, said the council had not provided the legal or technical evidence needed to justify the works.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

There may have been a hierarchy of importance among the speakers, but everyone was heard, chief and subject, warrior and medicine man, shopkeeper and farmer, landowner and laborer.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela