Examples of unoccupied in a Sentence
About half of the seats were unoccupied when the concert started.
A third of the beds at the hospital were unoccupied.
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Four unoccupied vehicles and an unoccupied house were struck by gunfire, according to police.
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Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 10 June 2026
The boat was unoccupied when the fire started.
—The Baltimore Sun, Baltimore Sun, 8 June 2026
Three children who were playing hide-and-seek spotted a cat floating on the surface of the water in the garden of an unoccupied semi-detached home.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026
The notion of taxing unoccupied second homes as a way to address housing affordability is not unique to San Diego.
—Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2026
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Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 10 June 2026
The boat was unoccupied when the fire started.
—The Baltimore Sun, Baltimore Sun, 8 June 2026
Three children who were playing hide-and-seek spotted a cat floating on the surface of the water in the garden of an unoccupied semi-detached home.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026
The notion of taxing unoccupied second homes as a way to address housing affordability is not unique to San Diego.
—Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2026
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“Unoccupied.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unoccupied. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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unoccupied
adjective
un·oc·cu·pied
ˌən-ˈäk-yə-ˌpīd 
ˈən-
1
: not busy : unemployed
2
: not occupied : empty
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