inhabit
verb
in·hab·it
in-ˈha-bət 
inhabited; inhabiting; inhabits
1
: to occupy as a place of settled residence or habitat : live in
inhabit a small house
2
: to be present in or occupy in any manner or form
… the human beings who inhabit this tale …—
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archaic
: to have residence in a place : dwell
inhabiter
noun
Examples of inhabit in a Sentence
Several hundred species of birds inhabit the island.
This part of the country is inhabited by native tribes.
There is a romantic quality that inhabits all her paintings.
The novel is inhabited by a cast of eccentric characters.
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The youngest brother, Matt, was the only one stranger than my father, because while Matt was quiet, too, Matt inhabited a slight body not made to execute an impact.
—Literary Hub, 15 Dec. 2025
And that seemingly uninterrupted one-take is its own argument for the necessity of the medium to transport and astound us out of a banal world, one as banal as the one the Deliriant inhabits as civilization comes to its last gasp.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 12 Dec. 2025
In the film, the monster inhabits a world where people have discovered that the key to immortality is to cease dreaming, but Deliriants continue to do so, risking death in the process.
—Dennis Zhou, New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2025
For so many women who inhabit these roles, working with Brooks is different from other male directors.
—Senior Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
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Literary Hub, 15 Dec. 2025
And that seemingly uninterrupted one-take is its own argument for the necessity of the medium to transport and astound us out of a banal world, one as banal as the one the Deliriant inhabits as civilization comes to its last gasp.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 12 Dec. 2025
In the film, the monster inhabits a world where people have discovered that the key to immortality is to cease dreaming, but Deliriants continue to do so, risking death in the process.
—Dennis Zhou, New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2025
For so many women who inhabit these roles, working with Brooks is different from other male directors.
—Senior Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
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“Inhabit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inhabit. Accessed 21 Dec. 2025.
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