: one that rents
specifically
: the lessee or tenant of property
Examples of renter in a Sentence
one of the renters called to tell us the hot water heater was broken
left our apartment keys at the renter's office just before leaving in the moving truck
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Other Democrats argued that the plan does nothing for renters and noted that Republicans were ignoring high homeowners insurance rates, which are causing financial stress to more people.
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Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 2 June 2026
As the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season gets underway, insurance experts are urging Florida homeowners and renters not to wait until a storm is approaching to purchase flood insurance, warning that most policies come with waiting periods and cannot be bought at the last minute.
—Larry Seward, CBS News, 1 June 2026
So concessions, often a month or more of free rent, are used to lure in renters.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 1 June 2026
Homeowners and renters may also choose federal flood insurance plans with lower premiums but that provide less coverage in a disaster, and even those plan costs can be high.
—Ivis García, The Conversation, 1 June 2026
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Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 2 June 2026
As the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season gets underway, insurance experts are urging Florida homeowners and renters not to wait until a storm is approaching to purchase flood insurance, warning that most policies come with waiting periods and cannot be bought at the last minute.
—Larry Seward, CBS News, 1 June 2026
So concessions, often a month or more of free rent, are used to lure in renters.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 1 June 2026
Homeowners and renters may also choose federal flood insurance plans with lower premiums but that provide less coverage in a disaster, and even those plan costs can be high.
—Ivis García, The Conversation, 1 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for renter
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“Renter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/renter. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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