inhabiting

Example Sentences

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When the nefarious Pilkington Industries repossesses Manor Farm after a failure to make payments, the animals inhabiting the stead are nearly trucked off to their demise.

From Salon • May 3, 2026

Doing something your brain tells you is structurally impossible was like inhabiting an optical illusion and we all laughed as we scaled the multi-tiered falls with the occasional assistance of a tethered rope.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026

There are ghosts inhabiting “Sound of Falling” — you just need to know where to look for them.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2026

"She is a dream Agnes, she does an incredible job inhabiting that character," she said.

From BBC • Jan. 1, 2026

Human beings, born ultimately of the stars and now for a while inhabiting a world called Earth, have begun their long voyage home.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan