inhabits

present tense third-person singular of inhabit

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of inhabits 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 There is nothing the world loves to put on a pedestal more than a beautiful white mother who inhabits the cross section of feminine beauty and maternal warmth, and who demonstrates ease at inhabiting all the roles society asks her to fill. Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2025 Her brand, founded in 2020, inhabits a unique space in womenswear—between intergenerational handcraft and textile innovation. Gemma A. Williams, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025 Shear inhabits Sam with enough neuroses to make Alvy Singer look like George Clooney. Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 8 Mar. 2025 On the screen, a younger man, who is probably but not necessarily the narrator nervously paces about while an older man confidently inhabits his study. Philip Tinari, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2025 It is caused by certain strains of Staphylococcus aureus, a relatively common bacterium that frequently inhabits the eyes, ears, navel, and groin. William Truswell, Verywell Health, 28 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inhabits
occupies
Verb
  • Where to stay Renovated in 2021, the Ritz-Carlton, Guangzhou occupies the 20th–38th floors of a tower only steps from the Pearl River.
    Mae Hamilton, AFAR Media, 9 Sep. 2025
  • McCormick occupies District 1, which is fully within Johnson's 4th Congressional District.
    Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025

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“Inhabits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inhabits. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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