cliff dwellers

Definition of cliff dwellersnext
plural of cliff dweller

Example Sentences

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Noun
  • The program is one of several that Mama’s Kitchen offers for San Diego residents with HIV, cancer, congestive heart failure, type 2 diabetes, chronic kidney disease and other critical illnesses.
    Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Above the Bio Barray mansions is a reservoir providing 90% of the water for Freetown residents.
    ED DAVEY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, Arkansas Online, 19 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • As a result, its inhabitants are going hungry.
    Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 20 Feb. 2026
  • One interesting question is how children born and raised on Mars would view their relationship to Earth and its inhabitants.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • By testing seasonal changes, different numbers of occupants, and how people behave in offices, the researchers showed that the model can reliably identify more efficient and comfortable configurations, giving designers a much clearer basis for choosing the best energy-saving options.
    Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 14 Feb. 2026
  • The occupants — two adults, two children and a dog — were able to exit before firefighters arrived, Anaszewicz said.
    Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The Alien Enemies Act of 1798 was used to detain foreign nationals, many of them Japanese, while Executive Order 9066 was used to detain and incarcerate people of Japanese descent from the West Coast en masse, including US citizens.
    Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 16 Feb. 2026
  • The individuals on board claimed to be Mexican nationals, according to a news release.
    Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Some litigation now has blocked that practice, and officials with Sanitation, DHS and the NYPD should be careful to not compound the issue by treating encampment-dwellers with respect.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2026
  • City dwellers piped in fresh water and flushed dirt away.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • In Les habitants, Depardon outfits a camper-trailer with mics and cameras and hits the French highways, parking in various locations around the country and inviting a range of people—teenagers and the elderly, single people and couples, parents and children—inside simply to talk.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 20 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • One of the natives that thrived was red buckeye (Aesculus pavia).
    Campbell Vaughn, USA Today, 21 Feb. 2026
  • Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden is in full bloom, and water excursions like kayaking, paddleboarding, and snorkeling are also especially pleasant at this time of year, even if the water’s a bit chilly, at least to natives.
    Skye Sherman, Southern Living, 20 Feb. 2026
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“Cliff dwellers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cliff%20dwellers. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.

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