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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In most cases, the memo said, home alarm systems were not activated and most of the homes were unoccupied at the time.
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Sara Ruberg, New York Times, 12 Dec. 2024
Never go to sleep with a space heater on, and never leave one turned on in an unoccupied room.
—Jordan Smith, Indianapolis Star, 8 Dec. 2024
One of the cars was quickly found unoccupied on Cochrane Road near Malaguerra Avenue.
—Jason Green, The Mercury News, 6 Dec. 2024
The Wayne County Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook post that authorities asked the public for information on Scott’s whereabouts after her gold Chevrolet Malibu was involved in a single-vehicle crash on New Paris Pike near Mid Drive and found unoccupied on Nov. 30.
—Brian Brant, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
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Sara Ruberg, New York Times, 12 Dec. 2024
Never go to sleep with a space heater on, and never leave one turned on in an unoccupied room.
—Jordan Smith, Indianapolis Star, 8 Dec. 2024
One of the cars was quickly found unoccupied on Cochrane Road near Malaguerra Avenue.
—Jason Green, The Mercury News, 6 Dec. 2024
The Wayne County Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook post that authorities asked the public for information on Scott’s whereabouts after her gold Chevrolet Malibu was involved in a single-vehicle crash on New Paris Pike near Mid Drive and found unoccupied on Nov. 30.
—Brian Brant, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Unoccupied.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unoccupied. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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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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