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Examples of resident in a Sentence
Several tribes are resident in this part of the country.
Recent Examples of resident from the Web
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Tom Murphy, senior resident fellow for urban development at the Urban Land Institute, agreed that a matching grant program is an easier sell in better-off neighborhoods.
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About an eighth of the resident workforce was born in a foreign country.
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Illustration by Jaya Nicely GQ's resident food authority, Marian Bull, went on a journey into a wild new world of gastronomy: the California edibles community.
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Cole continued on to become resident physician at the New York Infirmary for Indigent Women and Children, founded and run by Elizabeth Blackwell—the first woman to earn a medical degree in the U.S.—and her sister Emily.
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Government officials solicit resident ideas in Haikou's Meilan District.
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About a third of the southern-resident population was taken from Puget Sound and sent to theme parks all over the world during the 1960s and 1970s.
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Ballet San Antonio is the resident professional ballet company at the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts.
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Cost: Wheaton residents are free with park district ID; $7 Non-resident adults (18-54), $6 Non-resident adults age 55+.
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Origin and Etymology of resident
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin resident-, residens, present participle of residēre
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First Known Use: 14th century
in the meaning defined at sense 1a
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The conservancy district was formed 20 years ago to serve residents in South Haven, in Portage Township, and in Salt Creek Commons, in Union Township, said David Hollenbeck, the conservancy district’s attorney.
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The Indianapolis resident and recent college graduate works part-time as a sign language interpreter and wanted to find a second job in the mental or behavioral health field during her free hours.
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Every day delivers nearly 100 new residents, many bringing fancy educations and 401(k)s.
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Unfortunately, the smallish homes of Rancho Park were not sufficiently ostentatious enough for these new residents, and so began a wave of mansionization that continues today.
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Stambaugh, a Monkton resident who works in the beef industry, met the chef in 2010 at a pool party in Miami.
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The Mount Lookout resident, who's been involved in local politics since 1971, will remain on the Hamilton County Board of Elections until next year.
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Jongema, a San Antonio resident, works in sports operations and logistics for the Department of Defense Warrior Games, being held through Saturday.
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The apartment complex is expected to generate approximately 533 new residents, 35 of which would be school-aged children, village officials said.
These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'resident.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
First Known Use of resident
15th century
RESIDENT Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of resident for English Language Learners
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: living in a particular place usually for a long period of time
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: working regularly at a particular place
resident
Definition of resident for English Language Learners
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: someone who lives in a particular place
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: a doctor who is training at a hospital to become a specialist in a particular field of medicine
RESIDENT Defined for Kids
Definition of resident for Students
: a person who lives in a place
Definition of resident for Students
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: living in a place for some length of time
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: serving in a full-time position
- a resident doctor
Medical Dictionary
Law Dictionary
resident
legal Definition of resident
: one who has a residence in a particular place but does not necessarily have the status of a citizen — compare citizen 1, domiciliary
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