Examples of unoccupied in a Sentence
About half of the seats were unoccupied when the concert started.
A third of the beds at the hospital were unoccupied.
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Her first stop is her bedroom, which has been unoccupied since her move to the garage.
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EW.com, 28 Apr. 2025
When the property bubble burst and prices began to fall amid a broader economic slowdown, the market froze, leaving many of these units unoccupied.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
The driver reportedly lost control while making a turn, ran over a tree and hit a closed, unoccupied business, Kitchens and Stone of Leonia.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 12 Mar. 2025
While many airline policies technically allow parents to secure car seats in unoccupied seats aboard, most flights are very full these days, so there may not be a seat available to do so.
—Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
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EW.com, 28 Apr. 2025
When the property bubble burst and prices began to fall amid a broader economic slowdown, the market froze, leaving many of these units unoccupied.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
The driver reportedly lost control while making a turn, ran over a tree and hit a closed, unoccupied business, Kitchens and Stone of Leonia.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 12 Mar. 2025
While many airline policies technically allow parents to secure car seats in unoccupied seats aboard, most flights are very full these days, so there may not be a seat available to do so.
—Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unoccupied
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“Unoccupied.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unoccupied. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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unoccupied
adjective
un·oc·cu·pied
ˌən-ˈäk-yə-ˌpīd 
ˈən-
1
: not busy : unemployed
2
: not occupied : empty
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