inhabited
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
The human presence, which in the past acted as a deterrent to bears approaching inhabited areas, has also fallen.
From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026
After all, we’re on a planet where the city of Rome has been continually inhabited for 2,700 years, and the University of Bologna has been matriculating students for 938.
From Slate ● Jul. 4, 2026
All were revolutionaries, changing the character of the world they inhabited and personifying the inventiveness at the heart of the American character itself.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
The crocodile lived between 3.4 million and 3 million years ago in what is now Ethiopia, during the same period and in the same region inhabited by Lucy and her species, Australopithecus afarensis.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 13, 2026
The hall they inhabited was many times the size of the cottage; the floor was of onyx, and the pillars were of obsidian.
From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman
![]()