- present participle of inhabit.
inhabiting
Example Sentences
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Exercises often pushed students into strange scenarios or premises: embodying an object, exploring a feeling or inhabiting a logic to find more instinctive, present performances.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
“I get the yin and yang,” he says of the pleasure and challenge of inhabiting men from such different worlds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
Studies have even shown that inhabiting a character increases one’s ability to see from others’ perspectives.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026
The fossils indicate that the birds inhabiting New Zealand a million years ago were substantially different from those present when people eventually arrived.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 23, 2026
Then, the foul thing inhabiting my stomach begins to dig its way out.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
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