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

Clapham resident Aisling said it was scary but added that any number of people in a big group was scary, no matter the age.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

“The Fourteenth Amendment affirms the ancient and fundamental rule of citizenship by birth within the territory,” the majority said, including “all children here born of resident aliens.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

I’ve been dying to go, but with our whole family, it’s too expensive even with our Florida resident pass, so I ask him about it.

From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina