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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Agents told investigators that one of their colleagues opened fire Thursday after the driver put the truck in reverse and repeatedly slammed into an unoccupied car the agents had rented, smashing its headlights and knocking off its front bumper.
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CBS News, 13 Jan. 2026
The New York Police Department (NYPD) told PEOPLE that four to five unoccupied, unattended cars were hit by the carriage.
—Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026
Direct vacancies are unoccupied spaces that a landlord is actively marketing.
—Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 9 Jan. 2026
The suspects then fled with the vehicle, police said, which Boston Police Department later located unoccupied.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 7 Jan. 2026
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CBS News, 13 Jan. 2026
The New York Police Department (NYPD) told PEOPLE that four to five unoccupied, unattended cars were hit by the carriage.
—Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026
Direct vacancies are unoccupied spaces that a landlord is actively marketing.
—Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 9 Jan. 2026
The suspects then fled with the vehicle, police said, which Boston Police Department later located unoccupied.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 7 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for unoccupied
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“Unoccupied.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unoccupied. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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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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