: one that rents
specifically
: the lessee or tenant of property
Examples of renter in a Sentence
one of the renters called to tell us the hot water heater was broken
left our apartment keys at the renter's office just before leaving in the moving truck
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The conditions are harsh, with crazy winds and parched terrain cooking up one calamity after another, and anyone who isn’t on edge is either in denial, sedated or a renter.
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Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025
To work around this issue, experts urge renters to carve out ample time for their search.
—Ana Teresa Solá, CNBC, 23 Jan. 2025
This would exacerbate Maryland’s housing shortage, making the properties that remain available to renters more expensive.
—David Byrd, Baltimore Sun, 20 Jan. 2025
Over the past couple of years, more tenants and advocates have reported that renters are getting evicted by out-of-state, corporate landlords who purchase properties and evict people en mass.
—Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 18 Jan. 2025
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Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025
To work around this issue, experts urge renters to carve out ample time for their search.
—Ana Teresa Solá, CNBC, 23 Jan. 2025
This would exacerbate Maryland’s housing shortage, making the properties that remain available to renters more expensive.
—David Byrd, Baltimore Sun, 20 Jan. 2025
Over the past couple of years, more tenants and advocates have reported that renters are getting evicted by out-of-state, corporate landlords who purchase properties and evict people en mass.
—Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 18 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for renter
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“Renter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/renter. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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