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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The driver did not stop at the scene, Hernandez said, adding that officers later found the truck unoccupied.
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Jason Green, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
About 32% of the Wilson’s seats went unoccupied.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2025
At night, the entranceway filled with homeless people who came inside to sleep; addicts smoked fentanyl in unoccupied apartments.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
The buggy, which was pulling an unoccupied buggy, was struck from behind by an eastbound 2018 International tractor-trailer, the sheriff's office said.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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Jason Green, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
About 32% of the Wilson’s seats went unoccupied.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2025
At night, the entranceway filled with homeless people who came inside to sleep; addicts smoked fentanyl in unoccupied apartments.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
The buggy, which was pulling an unoccupied buggy, was struck from behind by an eastbound 2018 International tractor-trailer, the sheriff's office said.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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“Unoccupied.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unoccupied. Accessed 17 Sep. 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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