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

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

Nearly every city dweller with or without a backyard chicken coop dreams of more space.

From Salon • Jul. 31, 2024

The Near East became the cradle of civilization: to be civilized, after all, means to live as a citizen, a town dweller.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson