populated

Example Sentences

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Some 50,000 residents have been affected in the heavily populated area about five miles from Disneyland.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

"It's a crime drama populated by flawed, funny, relatable people which, if feedback from real police officers is to be believed, isn't all that far from reality."

From BBC • May 19, 2026

The Gofar fault is far from heavily populated coastlines, so the earthquakes themselves pose little direct threat to people.

From Science Daily • May 16, 2026

Many of the border vendors said their surveillance and tracking systems are used the same way in remote border areas, heavily populated regions or the U.S. interior.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Here, the tables and benches were more widely spaced and sparsely populated.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss