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

Rhinoceroses have a long evolutionary history spanning more than 40 million years, once inhabiting nearly every continent except South America and Antarctica.

From Science Daily • Mar. 24, 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

Wherever there are great forests, modern methods of insect control threaten the fishes inhabiting the streams in the shelter of the trees.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson