vacated; vacating
1
a
: to deprive of an incumbent or occupant
b
: to give up the incumbency or occupancy of
2
: to make legally void : annul
: to vacate an office, post, or tenancy
Examples of vacate in a Sentence
She refused to vacate her post even under increased pressure.
The election will fill the congressional seat vacated by the retiring senator.
The police told everyone to vacate the premises.
Students must vacate their rooms at the end of the semester.
The court vacated the conviction.
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One play later, Williams faked a handoff and booted around the left edge that had been vacated by outside linebacker Brian Burns.
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Dan Duggan, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
Especially after the two were recently seen for the first time since their father was stripped of his prince title and ordered to vacate Royal Lodge.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 10 Nov. 2025
The conviction was later vacated in 2016, after a new legal team argued that Max’s original trial lawyer had a conflict of interest in the case.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 9 Nov. 2025
The show of unity from the royal family comes just over a week after King Charles formally stripped his brother, the former Prince Andrew, of all his royal titles and instructed him to vacate his Windsor home, Royal Lodge.
—Erin Hill, PEOPLE, 9 Nov. 2025
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Dan Duggan, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
Especially after the two were recently seen for the first time since their father was stripped of his prince title and ordered to vacate Royal Lodge.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 10 Nov. 2025
The conviction was later vacated in 2016, after a new legal team argued that Max’s original trial lawyer had a conflict of interest in the case.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 9 Nov. 2025
The show of unity from the royal family comes just over a week after King Charles formally stripped his brother, the former Prince Andrew, of all his royal titles and instructed him to vacate his Windsor home, Royal Lodge.
—Erin Hill, PEOPLE, 9 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for vacate
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“Vacate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vacate. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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