occupant
Example Sentences
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When it opens June 19, it will set at least three modern-era records for a former White House occupant: time taken to be completed, project cost and the price to get inside.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
We meet them before we meet Sally and Theo, and whether they are figments or not, they are unmistakably haunting the new occupant who’s writing about them.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2026
He may live there for now, but his days as the current occupant are numbered.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 16, 2025
"Responding emergency services located the body of the pilot, believed to be the sole occupant of the aircraft," police said.
From Barron's • Nov. 30, 2025
In Ashbury I am not a homeowner, not even a tenant—I’m a lodger, occupant of the small second bedroom in Cathy’s bland and inoffensive duplex, subject to her grace and favour.
From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins
Vocabulary lists containing occupant
"Of Mice and Men"
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"Building Design and Construction Handbook," Vocabulary from Section 1
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"The Black Ferris" by Ray Bradbury
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