Examples of unoccupied in a Sentence
About half of the seats were unoccupied when the concert started.
A third of the beds at the hospital were unoccupied.
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In some rare cases, the most severely affected are unoccupied and owners have filed lawsuits against developers seeking hundreds of millions of dollars.
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Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 1 Dec. 2025
On the crucial issue, though, of Russia’s demand that Ukraine surrender unoccupied territory in the Donbas region, there was no sign of progress.
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Among the most contentious of points was the suggestion that Ukraine also hand over some of its own unoccupied territory.
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Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 1 Dec. 2025
On the crucial issue, though, of Russia’s demand that Ukraine surrender unoccupied territory in the Donbas region, there was no sign of progress.
—Patrick Reevell, ABC News, 1 Dec. 2025
Los Gatos - Monte Sereno Police Department Police said the business was closed and unoccupied at the time of the collision.
—Tim Fang, CBS News, 28 Nov. 2025
Among the most contentious of points was the suggestion that Ukraine also hand over some of its own unoccupied territory.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 24 Nov. 2025
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“Unoccupied.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unoccupied. Accessed 8 Dec. 2025.
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unoccupied
adjective
un·oc·cu·pied
ˌən-ˈäk-yə-ˌpīd 
ˈən-
1
: not busy : unemployed
2
: not occupied : empty
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