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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Arriving officers located evidence of gunfire at the scene with damage to an unoccupied vehicle, Vafiades said.
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 18 Feb. 2025
Police said the store and two unoccupied vehicles were also hit by bullets, but no one else was injured.
—Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2025
Tenant turnover can be expensive for landlords, especially if the property sits unoccupied for a few months.
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—Ana Teresa Solá, CNBC, 31 Jan. 2025
In September, a pair of 17-year-olds were accused of operating and crashing an unoccupied subway at the Briarwood station, charged with criminal mischief and reckless endangerment.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 18 Feb. 2025
Police said the store and two unoccupied vehicles were also hit by bullets, but no one else was injured.
—Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2025
Tenant turnover can be expensive for landlords, especially if the property sits unoccupied for a few months.
2.
—Ana Teresa Solá, CNBC, 31 Jan. 2025
In September, a pair of 17-year-olds were accused of operating and crashing an unoccupied subway at the Briarwood station, charged with criminal mischief and reckless endangerment.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
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“Unoccupied.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unoccupied. Accessed 21 Feb. 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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