inhabit
verb
in·hab·it
in-ˈha-bət 
inhabited; inhabiting; inhabits
1
: to occupy as a place of settled residence or habitat : live in
inhabit a small house
2
: to be present in or occupy in any manner or form
the human beings who inhabit this tale—
Al Newman
Al Newman
archaic
: to have residence in a place : dwell
inhabiter
noun
Examples of inhabit in a Sentence
Several hundred species of birds inhabit the island.
This part of the country is inhabited by native tribes.
There is a romantic quality that inhabits all her paintings.
The novel is inhabited by a cast of eccentric characters.
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Shine, the beloved and respected editor and publisher of the Detroit Free Press, died in 2007, leaving behind a legacy of cooperation and unity as a booster of Detroit, the metro area and the people who inhabit it.
—Georgea Kovanis, Freep.com, 10 Aug. 2025
The spaces — in Brookfield, Cudahy, Glendale, Greendale, Waukesha and West Allis — are all high-profile shopping venues, most previously inhabited by brand-name retailers and some of which have now stepped into the retail afterlife.
—Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 9 Aug. 2025
Trump wants to control the flow of information, not just ideological discourse but even the basic reality that its citizens inhabit, from unemployment rates to educational figures to the value of its own currency.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2025
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, great hammerhead sharks are common sharks that inhabit the open ocean and the shallow coastal waters of both the Gulf and Atlantic coasts of Florida.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 4 Aug. 2025
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Georgea Kovanis, Freep.com, 10 Aug. 2025
The spaces — in Brookfield, Cudahy, Glendale, Greendale, Waukesha and West Allis — are all high-profile shopping venues, most previously inhabited by brand-name retailers and some of which have now stepped into the retail afterlife.
—Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 9 Aug. 2025
Trump wants to control the flow of information, not just ideological discourse but even the basic reality that its citizens inhabit, from unemployment rates to educational figures to the value of its own currency.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2025
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, great hammerhead sharks are common sharks that inhabit the open ocean and the shallow coastal waters of both the Gulf and Atlantic coasts of Florida.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 4 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for inhabit
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“Inhabit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inhabit. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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