tenant

Example Sentences

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There is an asymmetry in market power between the landlord and the tenant.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Capital Group is already an anchor tenant in Bank of America Plaza, and it will consolidate other offices there after the sale closes.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Shares of Fermi tumbled to a record low on Monday, after the artificial-intelligence power-generation startup and real-estate company still couldn’t provide guidance on when it will get its first tenant.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

A New York developer last year completed construction of a million-square-foot warehouse about 45 miles east of Atlanta, but couldn’t find a tenant.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

Nothing ever rode the Gytrash: it was always alone; and goblins, to my notions, though they might tenant the dumb carcasses of beasts, could scarce covet shelter in the commonplace human form.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë