on the premises
idiom
: inside a building or on the area of land that it is on
The hotel has a restaurant on the premises.
No smoking is allowed on the premises.
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Utility companies are often blamed for the high energy prices, but wasteful energy use on the premises is more often the issue.
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Brynn Cooksey, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Authorities said officers approached the safe house where Sullivan was allegedly being held and spotted a vehicle on the premises, per the statement.
—Kirsty Hatcher, People.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Several local people sought shelter in that airbase, waiting hours at the gates until the Russians let them on the premises.
—Paul Iddon, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
The two of them and others, who would soon grow to number more than a dozen, began living in box trucks parked on the premises — a sort of landlocked version of the Rat Fleet.
—Tessa Stuart, Rolling Stone, 25 Feb. 2025
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Brynn Cooksey, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Authorities said officers approached the safe house where Sullivan was allegedly being held and spotted a vehicle on the premises, per the statement.
—Kirsty Hatcher, People.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Several local people sought shelter in that airbase, waiting hours at the gates until the Russians let them on the premises.
—Paul Iddon, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
The two of them and others, who would soon grow to number more than a dozen, began living in box trucks parked on the premises — a sort of landlocked version of the Rat Fleet.
—Tessa Stuart, Rolling Stone, 25 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for on the premises
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“On the premises.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20premises. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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