denizens
Example Sentences
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Outflanked by cruel and fickle gods at every turn, legendary Greek hero Odysseus outsmarted a one-eyed giant, suffered through the bewitching Sirens’ song and braved the Underworld’s dead denizens.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
The denizens of Hampden are under significant pressure to get the right manager from a limited pool.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
All the denizens of Thoreau’s Cape Cod, from its scraggly scrub pine trees to its people, exemplify the humility that goes hand-in-hand with danger.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
Or just to the days when the problems that have long racked L.A. didn’t lap up to the denizens of Prattland — until they did?
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026
There was, in all of the denizens of the town, an expectation of riot, famine, and sickness.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
