: 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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Workers and renters have little bargaining power.
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John Blake, CNN Money, 22 Mar. 2026
Adoptive parents can be single, married, or partnered; experienced or not; renters or homeowners; LGBTQ+ singles and couples.
—Mare Staff, Boston Herald, 22 Mar. 2026
The temporary two-month notice requirement, crafted in direct response to Operation Metro Surge and its impact on low-income renters, has yet to be voted upon, given objections from the city’s largest rental property owner.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 21 Mar. 2026
The ordinance was pushed by Mayor Alysson Snow, a housing rights attorney, who said stronger protections for renters were necessary after local landlords bent substantial renovation rules to clear out longtime renters.
—Hannah Elsmore, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
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John Blake, CNN Money, 22 Mar. 2026
Adoptive parents can be single, married, or partnered; experienced or not; renters or homeowners; LGBTQ+ singles and couples.
—Mare Staff, Boston Herald, 22 Mar. 2026
The temporary two-month notice requirement, crafted in direct response to Operation Metro Surge and its impact on low-income renters, has yet to be voted upon, given objections from the city’s largest rental property owner.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 21 Mar. 2026
The ordinance was pushed by Mayor Alysson Snow, a housing rights attorney, who said stronger protections for renters were necessary after local landlords bent substantial renovation rules to clear out longtime renters.
—Hannah Elsmore, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 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 30 Mar. 2026.
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