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sublet

[suhb-let, suhb-let, suhb-let] / sʌbˈlɛt, ˈsʌbˌlɛt, sʌbˈlɛt /


VERB
farm out
Synonyms


VERB
lease
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK




Example Sentences

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“When you sublet your judgment about facts and morals to a rigid ideology, you really surrender your ability to make real moral judgments, and also to make real factual judgments.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

It is suspected nearly 6,000 social homes in England are illegally sublet on short-term rental platforms, according to the Tenancy Fraud Forum, a not-for profit organisation.

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026

A friend will sublet my apartment starting in October.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 29, 2026

Northern California, where she grew up, offers less hectic living, with family nearby and a proper house rather than an illegal basement sublet.

From Salon ● Jun. 27, 2026

"Her parents are in London for one year due to my daughter's stage career, and they've sublet their Manhattan apartment. So Anu will be coming to stay with me."

From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins

Listings Projects, a classified newsletter featuring sublets in New York City, Los Angeles and others creative hubs , is one of the systems that seems poised to grow.

From Slate ● Sep. 13, 2023

She was inspired by Sam Farrazaino who established Equinox Studios, converting a 30,000-square-foot former factory to sublets for working artisans in Seattle’s Georgetown in 2006.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 22, 2022

She sublets the apartment, and, as is the way of folks with less money, maybe especially queer friends, ends up living there with two other people.

From Salon ● Feb. 19, 2022

With the help of friends, Mr. Gallant found a series of short-term sublets.

From New York Times ● Aug. 4, 2017

Course, we get all kinds in our buildin'; but when the lady voice culturist on the top floor sublets her studio for the summer to this freak I thought we'd gone from bad to worse.

From Shorty McCabe on the Job by Sewell Ford

Nicholas Razo, assistant city manager, said in a phone interview that the city had previously raised concerns with the league about subletting and took action after learning the practice was continuing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

That’s a baseline for subletting an apartment, if the rent includes internet.

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 11, 2025

One of the men told us they were subletting and admitted there was no HMO licence - as the local authority register confirmed.

From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2025

This can protect you whether you’re a homeowner renting out a spare room or a renter subletting from someone else.

From Salon ● Jan. 2, 2025

He was living in Hyde Park, subletting an apartment from a friend.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama




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