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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Under state statute, even unoccupied high-rise buildings must have functional utilities to maintain both fire suppression and fire alarm systems for the protection of first responders and neighboring properties, according to the mayor’s office.
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Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 2 Apr. 2025
The teens broke into an unoccupied train at the 36th St. and Fourth Ave.
—Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2025
Their boat was discovered unoccupied near the lake's dam later that afternoon.
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 10 Mar. 2025
The farmhouse, unoccupied for some years according to Noah, stood in early-spring drabness, its white paint peeling, its dark windows staring blankly.
—Yiyun Li, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2025
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Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 2 Apr. 2025
The teens broke into an unoccupied train at the 36th St. and Fourth Ave.
—Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2025
Their boat was discovered unoccupied near the lake's dam later that afternoon.
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 10 Mar. 2025
The farmhouse, unoccupied for some years according to Noah, stood in early-spring drabness, its white paint peeling, its dark windows staring blankly.
—Yiyun Li, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 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 Apr. 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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