denizens

Example Sentences

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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

Before it was destroyed, Mariupol’s theater served as a bomb shelter whose denizens cut across social, economic and cultural classes.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 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

And the exhibition tries to tell its story through the everyday life of its many denizens.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

McCandless spoke frequently to the denizens of the Slabs about his plans for Alaska.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer