inhabitant
noun
in·hab·i·tant
in-ˈha-bə-tənt 
: one that occupies a particular place regularly, routinely, or for a period of time
inhabitants of large cities
the tapeworm is an inhabitant of the intestine
Examples of inhabitant in a Sentence
the inhabitants of the town don't like the tourists
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From there, Purnell brings in some of the island’s inhabitants to talk about how the internet might change their lives.
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Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 20 Mar. 2026
Other frescoes, nestled in niches and corners around the cloister, reveal the fraught history of the location and the activities of its inhabitants.
—ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
Powerful seismic waves instantly toppled almost every building in the port city of Yokohama, sent a wall of water crashing across the coast of the island of Honshu, and unleashed mudslides that inundated fishing villages and buried inhabitants alive.
—Joshua Hammer, The New York Review of Books, 19 Mar. 2026
Researchers note that further discoveries from the same formation could clarify whether giant pythons were long-term inhabitants of Taiwan or only occasional arrivals.
—Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Mar. 2026
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Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 20 Mar. 2026
Other frescoes, nestled in niches and corners around the cloister, reveal the fraught history of the location and the activities of its inhabitants.
—ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
Powerful seismic waves instantly toppled almost every building in the port city of Yokohama, sent a wall of water crashing across the coast of the island of Honshu, and unleashed mudslides that inundated fishing villages and buried inhabitants alive.
—Joshua Hammer, The New York Review of Books, 19 Mar. 2026
Researchers note that further discoveries from the same formation could clarify whether giant pythons were long-term inhabitants of Taiwan or only occasional arrivals.
—Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for inhabitant
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“Inhabitant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inhabitant. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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