inhabits

present tense third-person singular of inhabit

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of inhabits The children aren’t sure yet what this will mean to them, and Durst inhabits that uncertainty alongside them. Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2025 The new species inhabits an incredibly small range, leaving it at risk of habitat changes despite living inside a nature reserve, according to the study. Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2025 The Town of Campbell, outside of La Crosse, also discovered widespread PFAS contamination of private wells, likely stemming from the use of firefighting foam at the La Crosse Regional Airport, which inhabits a portion of the small island in between the Black and Mississippi Rivers. Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 2 Oct. 2025 The team that inhabits it is often called inevitable — immune to pressure and impossible to put away. Chandler Rome, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2025 More details on what a Bumpy Snailfish is The Bumpy Snailfish is a snailfish species that inhabits the deep sea near the coast of California. Julia Gomez, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025 The festival inhabits empty buildings in Riga, exploring their potential and possible development strategies that could be used to regenerate them. Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025 The pomegranate contains all the commandments of God in its seeds; the divine inhabits it. Demir Alp, JSTOR Daily, 29 Aug. 2025 Everyone needs a chance to loosen up and have some fun, and even though this is also quite dark in places, definitely violent, this one is end-of-summer relief from the real world Aronofsky often inhabits. Pete Hammond, Deadline, 24 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inhabits
occupies
Verb
  • The bank’s regional headquarters occupies 40,000 square feet in the 29-story, 420,000-square-foot skyscraper.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Another popular recommendation was Bosnia and Herzegovina, specifically the Bosnia region, which occupies the northern and central parts of the country.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 20 Oct. 2025

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