: 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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Additionally, renters most likely won't be allowed to install a mini split.
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Ashlyn Needham, The Spruce, 16 June 2026
Birmingham Police Chief Scott Grewe confirmed over the phone that multiple people received citations, including the homeowner and the renter.
—Julia Avant, CBS News, 16 June 2026
Too many renters are chasing not-enough apartments.
—Stephan Bisaha, NPR, 16 June 2026
The renter’s credit is part of a larger but stalled push to rebalance Connecticut’s upside-down tax system, one the state’s own analysts conclude excessively burdens the poor and middle class.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 15 June 2026
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Ashlyn Needham, The Spruce, 16 June 2026
Birmingham Police Chief Scott Grewe confirmed over the phone that multiple people received citations, including the homeowner and the renter.
—Julia Avant, CBS News, 16 June 2026
Too many renters are chasing not-enough apartments.
—Stephan Bisaha, NPR, 16 June 2026
The renter’s credit is part of a larger but stalled push to rebalance Connecticut’s upside-down tax system, one the state’s own analysts conclude excessively burdens the poor and middle class.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 15 June 2026
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 20 Jun. 2026.
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