How to Use occupant in a Sentence

occupant

noun

• Both of the car's occupants were injured.
• The apartment's previous occupant was a painter.
• The grandmother of the RV’s occupant once lived in a house next to the lot.
  — Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2023
• The male occupant inside the home went to the back of the apartment balcony.
  — Lillian Boyd, The Arizona Republic, 5 June 2023
• The youngest occupant of the car was the six-year-old daughter of the two adults in the vehicle.
  — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2023
• The car with three occupants then hit a guardrail and a tree, OSHP troopers said.
  — Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 1 Feb. 2024
• None of the occupants of the home were injured, police said.
  — Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 23 Aug. 2023
• An occupant of the pickup took cellphone video of the crash.
  — La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 1 May 2023
• When a car pulls up on the road, the two men fire at its occupants and then enter the kibbutz.
  — The New York Times, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2023
• An occupant of the house was alerted by a knock at the door, Robinson said.
  — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 6 Jan. 2024
• One of the vehicle’s occupants swam across the creek to shore and was detained there.
  — Dennis Pillion | [e-mail], al, 1 Apr. 2023
• After the car hit the house, four occupants in the vehicle jumped out and ran away.
  — Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Nov. 2023
• The other occupants of the boat heard Crane fall off and struggled to find him amid the darkness, Troup deputies said.
  — Caroline Silva, ajc, 7 June 2023
• Drawing his weapon, Carroll ordered the two occupants out of the car.
  — John L. Smith, Rolling Stone, 25 Jan. 2024
• Two of those vehicles had crashed prior to deputies’ arrival and the occupants fled the scene.
  — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 1 Apr. 2024
• The steering wheel can slide into the dashboard and windshield can go opaque while occupants can look up at the stars through the canopy.
  — Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024
• The April 28 crash killed Samantha Miller, 34, and wounded three other occupants of the golf cart.
  — CBS News, 3 Oct. 2023
• The driver and lone occupant of the Tesla wasn’t injured, according to the CHP.
  — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2023
• That vehicle and its occupants sped away from the area where the shooting occurred.
  — City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2023
• One officer points his gun at the Charger and commands the occupants to show their hands.
  — Zaeem Shaikh, Dallas News, 29 July 2023
• The driver and sole occupant of the truck did not report any injuries, troopers wrote.
  — Anchorage Daily News, 10 Sep. 2023
• What Trump is accused of sets him apart from any other White House occupant, Pearce said.
  — Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 7 Feb. 2024
• The driver and lone occupant of a wrecked Ford Escort sedan was taken to the hospital.
  — Bill Lukitsch, Kansas City Star, 9 Feb. 2024
• The new law will require all vehicle occupants to wear seat belts, not just those in front seats.
  — Jack Dura, BostonGlobe.com, 30 July 2023
• People from the real estate company that owned the lot told the occupants to leave.
  — Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2023
• Police called the landlord of the building, who identified Eaton as the sole occupant.
  — Alexandra E. Petri, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2023
• Authorities searched for the submersible in the hope that the vessel might still be intact and its occupants alive.
  — Zoe Sottile, CNN, 24 June 2023
• The occupants of a table for two in the middle of the patio whisper sweet nothings to each other and smile widely.
  — Adam Tschorn, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2024
• The intruders tied up and pistol-whipped some of the home’s occupants before stealing a gun, a Rolex and one man’s passport.
  — Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2023
• Police said the occupants of a Mercedes — a man and woman in their mid to late 50s — left the restaurant without paying all of their bill.
  — Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 21 Feb. 2024

Last Updated: 3 May 2024