resident

Example Sentences

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Christine Gast, a New Jersey resident who shops for her five nephews, is big on thrift stores, especially for the clothes and stuffed animals she purchases to fill out those baskets.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

Brown, of course, was neither a citizen nor a resident of Virginia.

From Slate • Apr. 2, 2026

She was later seen on video meeting another 10 Downing Street resident, Larry the Cat.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

"Nobody knows what's happening," resident Hassan Jalwan told AFP, adding that "displaced people have been sleeping in the open" in the area.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

In fact, filing through a sibling is one of the slowest ways to become a legal resident.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi