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

Harris isn’t even the only canyon dweller to mount a president campaign: Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who dropped out of the race in August, lives in a $6.6-million Mandeville Canyon home, according to reports.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 15, 2024

Ella plays Lucy MacLean, a vault dweller raised underground in a protective bunker.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2024

For one, viral proteins bore the hallmarks of a longtime hot spring dweller: They tended to have shorter loops and be more tightly packed than proteins adapted to milder conditions.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 8, 2024

I do not know this—a cave dweller would have had a fire by now, a Cro- Magnon man would have a fire by now—but I don’t know this.

From "Hatchet" by Gary Paulsen