How to Use property in a Sentence

property

noun
  • She owns all sorts of property around town.
  • A unique property of garlic is its strong odor.
  • He was trying to sell stolen property.
  • One of the properties of helium is its lightness.
  • The students were caught smoking on school property.
  • He owns several valuable properties in the area.
  • We are not responsible for the loss of personal property.
  • The two plants have similar physical properties.
  • He was caught trespassing on private property.
  • The seller was Leodis Mitchell, who has owned the property since the 1940s.
    Kathy Jumper, al, 6 Nov. 2022
  • The gate was open, though, and the lights and TV were both on inside the mobile home on the property.
    Nicolás Viñuela, NBC News, 19 Nov. 2023
  • The crash caused damage to the vehicle and a fence on the property.
    Joan Rusek, cleveland, 18 Aug. 2023
  • The lease rate is $18 per square foot, per the property flyer.
    Journal Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2024
  • But her goal wasn't to make a profit off the property at first.
    Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 12 Apr. 2023
  • Letters should be brief and become the property of The Times.
    Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2024
  • In 1821, a log chapel was built on what is now Union Chapel property.
    Tony Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 25 Nov. 2022
  • Clients pay for the use of the machines, which remain the property of Locus.
    Hiawatha Bray, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Nov. 2022
  • The most ambitious restaurant on the property, Cayao, brings Nikkei cuisine to the edge of the Sea of Cortez.
    Keyla Vasconcellos, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
  • The renovation added four rooms to the property, with a lantern in each.
    Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 3 Aug. 2024
  • That left the buyers with two options: pay cash for the property or find a lender that is going to hold the loan.
    Anna Bahney, CNN, 2 Apr. 2022
  • The Websters live about a mile down the road from the property where McFadden lived and the bodies were found.
    John Bacon, USA TODAY, 2 May 2023
  • Though there's plenty to do and see in the Dolomites, there's much to keep travelers busy on the Forestis property, too.
    Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Maintained trails crisscross the ponds and creeks on the property where guests can jump in for a cooling dip.
    Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 May 2024
  • Of all the hazards that hurricanes bring, storm surge is the greatest threat to life and property along the coast.
    Anthony C. Didlake Jr., Chron, 26 Sep. 2022
  • In addition to the 91 cats found living on the property, four were found dead.
    Olivia Rose, The Arizona Republic, 20 Dec. 2024
  • The beauty of wood unfurls in the library, which overlooks one of the property's beloved old trees.
    Sally Finder Weepie, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Nov. 2022
  • The hotel would be set back from A1A, with its highest point on the property’s west side to keep shadows away from the beach.
    David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 14 June 2022
  • What could be the brightest property in Joshua Tree is now available for short-term stays.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 14 Nov. 2022
  • Although foreign property ownership is legal in most of the countries on this list, the buying process can present all kinds of complications and costs.
    William P. Barrett, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025
  • The original loan was intended to be secured by Glasser’s properties in Lake Arrowhead and Indio.
    Gene Maddaus, Variety, 31 July 2025

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