move in

verb

moved in; moving in; moves in

intransitive verb

: to occupy a dwelling or place of work
Phrases
move in on
: to make advances or aggressive movements toward

Examples of move in in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web On May 6, days after students set up a protest encampment for Gaza in the middle of the campus, UCSD police and officers from the California Highway Patrol and San Diego County Sheriff’s Department moved in to break it up. Sam Schulz, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2024 The Honey Pot is making major moves in the boardroom and in the locker room. Jasmine Browley, Essence, 6 June 2024 In the franchise’s first season, the Panthers played their home games in Clemson, South Carolina, before moving in 1996 to what was then-called Ericsson Stadium. Mary Ramsey and, Charlotte Observer, 3 June 2024 The city’s Black population had grown by hundreds of thousands during the Great Migration, many moving in search of jobs and a better life away from the racial violence of the Deep South. Jessica Gallagher, New York Times, 3 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for move in 

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Word History

First Known Use

1850, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of move in was in 1850

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Cite this Entry

“Move in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/move%20in. Accessed 15 Jun. 2024.

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