occupant

Example Sentences

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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

"Responding emergency services located the body of the pilot, believed to be the sole occupant of the aircraft," police said.

From Barron's • Nov. 30, 2025

"The sixth occupant of the Volkswagen Golf, a male in his 20s, has been discharged from hospital," gardai added.

From BBC • Nov. 18, 2025

The jagged hole had been carved from the inside, the work of a previous occupant who’d taken issue with the state of the lodgings.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead