sublet; subletting
: to lease or rent all or part of a leased or rented property
: property and especially housing obtained by or available through a sublease
Examples of sublet in a Sentence
Verb
She sublet her apartment to a student for the summer.
He asked his landlord if he could sublet.
The agency sublets office space from a law firm in the building.
I need someone to sublet my apartment for the summer.
Noun
I'm looking for a sublet since I'm only going to be here for the summer.
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Isabel Rivera, Miami Herald, 10 June 2025
In 2024, Nat Cedillo was in her last year of law school and subletting a one-bedroom in New York City with her husband.
—Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 5 June 2025
The New Yorker, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
An affiliated website advertised apartments and single rooms for sublet in Queens.
—Jordan Salama, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
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Verb
But the resident said the tower where Ferrell was stabbed was a magnet for out-of-town partiers because of condo subletting practices and guests from the W Miami hotel, as tower 3 has both hotel rooms and condo units.
—Isabel Rivera, Miami Herald, 10 June 2025
In 2024, Nat Cedillo was in her last year of law school and subletting a one-bedroom in New York City with her husband.
—Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 5 June 2025
Noun
These dwellings, especially in New York’s outer boroughs, range from crowded but legitimate sublets to dangerous and unlawful boarding houses.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
An affiliated website advertised apartments and single rooms for sublet in Queens.
—Jordan Salama, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
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“Sublet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sublet. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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sublet
verb
sub·let
ˈsəb-ˌlet 
sublet; subletting
: to make or obtain a sublease of
: to lease all or part of a leased property
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