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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Donnie is alarmed to find her in a room that, according to the board, is unoccupied.
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Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026
Some ignited fireworks and others spoke from a bullhorn or spray-painted anti-ICE phrases on vehicles and an unoccupied guard booth.
—Emerson Clarridge
updated March 6, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Mar. 2026
Thieves target unoccupied rooms during the day when tourists are sightseeing.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 4 Mar. 2026
Officers located the sports car and engaged in a brief pursuit before losing the car and locating the coupe unoccupied.
—Tim Fang, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026
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Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026
Some ignited fireworks and others spoke from a bullhorn or spray-painted anti-ICE phrases on vehicles and an unoccupied guard booth.
—Emerson Clarridge
updated March 6, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Mar. 2026
Thieves target unoccupied rooms during the day when tourists are sightseeing.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 4 Mar. 2026
Officers located the sports car and engaged in a brief pursuit before losing the car and locating the coupe unoccupied.
—Tim Fang, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026
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“Unoccupied.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unoccupied. Accessed 14 Mar. 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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