occupant

Example Sentences

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We meet them before we meet Sally and Theo, and whether they are figments or not, they are unmistakably haunting the new occupant who’s writing about them.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2026

Police are continuing to search for the sole occupant of a creel boat after it washed ashore in Aberdeenshire.

From BBC • Dec. 21, 2025

He may live there for now, but his days as the current occupant are numbered.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 16, 2025

Some sensors determine the force of a crash, others capture how far an occupant is from a steering wheel or dashboard.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 8, 2025

There was only one occupant at the moment, obviously the young English lady referred to by the conductor.

From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie