: one that rents
specifically
: the lessee or tenant of property
Examples of renter in a Sentence
one of the renters called to tell us the hot water heater was broken
left our apartment keys at the renter's office just before leaving in the moving truck
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Without that bridge between temporary shelter and permanent recovery, Sabotaging Our Safety argues that displacement can become permanent, especially for low-income families, renters, older Americans and people without insurance.
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Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 9 June 2026
Frommell said natural turnover of renters in the market-rate and 120% AMI tiers should help make enough apartments available for renovation to meet the goal of completing half of them in three years.
—Steven Mihailovich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2026
With Hays Street so close to downtown, seeing a former house reborn as an eatery might not feel entirely jarring for nearby homeowners and renters.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 9 June 2026
Property owners — homeowners, small business owners and renters — all feel the downstream effects of how assessments are conducted.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 8 June 2026
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Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 9 June 2026
Frommell said natural turnover of renters in the market-rate and 120% AMI tiers should help make enough apartments available for renovation to meet the goal of completing half of them in three years.
—Steven Mihailovich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2026
With Hays Street so close to downtown, seeing a former house reborn as an eatery might not feel entirely jarring for nearby homeowners and renters.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 9 June 2026
Property owners — homeowners, small business owners and renters — all feel the downstream effects of how assessments are conducted.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 8 June 2026
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“Renter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/renter. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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