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 …—
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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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Featuring Tim McGraw, Eric Church, and Morgan Wallen, the song finds each artist inhabiting a specific member of the landowning (fictional) McArthur family.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 30 Jan. 2026
Michael’s ability to inhabit two distinct souls with such power and nuance is nothing short of extraordinary.
—Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
These are just a few of the dozens of outsize personalities Catherine O’Hara, the comedy icon who died on Friday at 71, inhabited over the course of a career that spanned more than half a century.
—Judy Berman, Time, 30 Jan. 2026
That project, which the investors first proposed in 2015, has been opposed by environmental groups, multiple city councils, including in Santa Clara, Mountain View and Sunnyvale, and the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band, which previously inhabited the area for thousands of years.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2026
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Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 30 Jan. 2026
Michael’s ability to inhabit two distinct souls with such power and nuance is nothing short of extraordinary.
—Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
These are just a few of the dozens of outsize personalities Catherine O’Hara, the comedy icon who died on Friday at 71, inhabited over the course of a career that spanned more than half a century.
—Judy Berman, Time, 30 Jan. 2026
That project, which the investors first proposed in 2015, has been opposed by environmental groups, multiple city councils, including in Santa Clara, Mountain View and Sunnyvale, and the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band, which previously inhabited the area for thousands of years.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2026
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“Inhabit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inhabit. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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