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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According to the news release, the vehicle was found parked and unoccupied, with a key broken off in the driver’s door lock.
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Lily Carey, Baltimore Sun, 21 Apr. 2026
The other four condo units were unoccupied at the time of the fire, and Heerema said two condo owners were out of town, one condo owner wasn’t home, and one condo unit is unoccupied at this time.
—Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
While this church was unoccupied at the time of this incident, the loss of security felt by parishioners when their sanctuary is attacked is all too real.
—Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
Over time, the unoccupied and unkempt property — from deteriorating exteriors to overgrown yards — can create issues within the existing community.
—Stacy Lambe, PEOPLE, 18 Apr. 2026
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Lily Carey, Baltimore Sun, 21 Apr. 2026
The other four condo units were unoccupied at the time of the fire, and Heerema said two condo owners were out of town, one condo owner wasn’t home, and one condo unit is unoccupied at this time.
—Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
While this church was unoccupied at the time of this incident, the loss of security felt by parishioners when their sanctuary is attacked is all too real.
—Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
Over time, the unoccupied and unkempt property — from deteriorating exteriors to overgrown yards — can create issues within the existing community.
—Stacy Lambe, PEOPLE, 18 Apr. 2026
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“Unoccupied.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unoccupied. Accessed 28 Apr. 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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