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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Officers found a 2-inch piece of shrapnel on the hood of an unoccupied patrol vehicle, which was dented.
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Zac Anderson, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025
One unoccupied patrol vehicle was hit by shrapnel.
—City News Service, Oc Register, 19 Oct. 2025
At least nine unoccupied homes have collapsed into the Atlantic since September 30 due to intense wave action and erosion from recent storms.
—Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2025
An unoccupied vehicle damaged by gunshots was found and no one was on the scene.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 4 Oct. 2025
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Zac Anderson, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025
One unoccupied patrol vehicle was hit by shrapnel.
—City News Service, Oc Register, 19 Oct. 2025
At least nine unoccupied homes have collapsed into the Atlantic since September 30 due to intense wave action and erosion from recent storms.
—Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2025
An unoccupied vehicle damaged by gunshots was found and no one was on the scene.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 4 Oct. 2025
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 23 Oct. 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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