Examples of subtenant in a Sentence
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Savills is especially encouraged by the prospect that sublease spaces are being filled, either by subtenants or the existing tenants.
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George Avalos, Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2026
The Ferry Landing is home to 38,000 square feet of shops and restaurants, and is fully leased to 21 subtenants, including Peohe’s, Lil’ Piggy’s Bar-B-Q and Village Pizzeria.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Dec. 2025
That’s because Rhapsody was a subtenant of Giordano’s, the national pizza chain that closed in 2022 after less than a year in the space.
—Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 26 Aug. 2025
The plaintiffs alleged that MTS’s manager of real estate assets and MTS’s property manager for the warehouse were both aware that San Diego Sports Entertainment Center and its subtenants were operating without proper building or occupancy permits.
—Alex Riggins, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2025
The family lives in a rented brownstone in Brooklyn, in which rooms are let to subtenants.
—The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2025
In February 2020, inspectors noted multiple subtenants, wooden pallets and washing machines.
—Christopher Weber, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2024
In a complaint filed in San Francisco Superior Court, lawyers for Murkelley LLC accused Mission Housing Development Corporation of leaving 5524 Mission Street while its subtenants were still living in the building.
—Jordan Parker, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Feb. 2023
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George Avalos, Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2026
The Ferry Landing is home to 38,000 square feet of shops and restaurants, and is fully leased to 21 subtenants, including Peohe’s, Lil’ Piggy’s Bar-B-Q and Village Pizzeria.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Dec. 2025
That’s because Rhapsody was a subtenant of Giordano’s, the national pizza chain that closed in 2022 after less than a year in the space.
—Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 26 Aug. 2025
The plaintiffs alleged that MTS’s manager of real estate assets and MTS’s property manager for the warehouse were both aware that San Diego Sports Entertainment Center and its subtenants were operating without proper building or occupancy permits.
—Alex Riggins, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2025
The family lives in a rented brownstone in Brooklyn, in which rooms are let to subtenants.
—The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2025
In February 2020, inspectors noted multiple subtenants, wooden pallets and washing machines.
—Christopher Weber, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2024
In a complaint filed in San Francisco Superior Court, lawyers for Murkelley LLC accused Mission Housing Development Corporation of leaving 5524 Mission Street while its subtenants were still living in the building.
—Jordan Parker, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Feb. 2023
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“Subtenant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subtenant. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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subtenant
noun
sub·ten·ant
ˌsəb-ˈte-nənt 
: one who rents property from a tenant of the property
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