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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The Aeneid has a special relevance for the United States, a country founded by immigrants who fled from earlier homelands, often believing that divine providence justified their claim on a land already inhabited by many distinct groups of indigenous peoples.
—Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
In Ovid’s version of the story, after cutting down a sacred oak, Erysichthon is cursed with insatiable hunger by the dryad nymph who inhabited it.
—Ellen Walker, JSTOR Daily, 3 Sep. 2025
Prosecutors believe that the statute of limitations does not apply in the case because Morris did not reside in or inhabit Oklahoma for any period of time, the Oklahoma Attorney General’s Office said in a March statement.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Sep. 2025
The 17-year-old shares Yurok and Māori ancestry and grew up in Requa, one of the continent’s longest continuously inhabited communities.
—Debra Utacia Krol, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025
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Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
In Ovid’s version of the story, after cutting down a sacred oak, Erysichthon is cursed with insatiable hunger by the dryad nymph who inhabited it.
—Ellen Walker, JSTOR Daily, 3 Sep. 2025
Prosecutors believe that the statute of limitations does not apply in the case because Morris did not reside in or inhabit Oklahoma for any period of time, the Oklahoma Attorney General’s Office said in a March statement.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Sep. 2025
The 17-year-old shares Yurok and Māori ancestry and grew up in Requa, one of the continent’s longest continuously inhabited communities.
—Debra Utacia Krol, USA Today, 2 Sep. 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 10 Sep. 2025.
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