occupant

Example Sentences

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Newey, who joined Aston Martin in March last year, has been acting as team principal since the position's former occupant Andy Cowell was moved into a different position.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 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

There he would be the only occupant of his aerodynamic buggy, but he’d have a community of people riding along on his shoulder.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly