How to Use vacate in a Sentence
vacate
verb- Students must vacate their rooms at the end of the semester.
- The court vacated the conviction.
- The police told everyone to vacate the premises.
- She refused to vacate her post even under increased pressure.
- The election will fill the congressional seat vacated by the retiring senator.
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The notices to vacate are just the first step in the eviction process.
— Randy Tucker, The Enquirer, 1 Mar. 2023 -
The case was dismissed but Whyte still had to vacate the unit.
— Eric Peterson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 17 Feb. 2022 -
By now, the puffins had vacated the area, and gulls swarmed the sea caves.
— Kayla Becker, Travel + Leisure, 28 Oct. 2023 -
The woman isn’t facing any charges and agreed to vacate the sign.
— Brie Stimson, Fox News, 10 May 2024 -
But the group hasn’t taken the threat of a motion to vacate for Johnson off the table.
— Julia Johnson, Washington Examiner, 15 Jan. 2024 -
The holiday hits have vacated the top of the Billboard charts to reveal the first Top 10 hits of the new year.
— Thania Garcia, Variety, 8 Jan. 2024 -
Gaetz’s action Monday marked the first time that the motion to vacate has been used to try to oust a speaker.
— WSJ, 4 Oct. 2023 -
The judge ordered Dean to vacate the office and ordered a runoff to fill the vacancy.
— Mike Cason | McAson@al.com, al, 20 May 2022 -
The suit seeks an order vacating the FTC’s click-to-cancel rule.
— Todd Spangler, Variety, 24 Oct. 2024 -
Conley ran a good route — a 15-yard out route to the sideline amid the space vacated by the Packers’ zone defense.
— Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2024 -
The Justice Department filed a brief with the Supreme Court to vacate the injunction by the appeals court.
— Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 18 Nov. 2022 -
The order also asks to give a 24-hour notice for Schubert to vacate.
— Stepheny Price, Fox News, 30 Oct. 2024 -
Harry and Meghan are asked to vacate their home in England, in a further royal rift.
— Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2023 -
And as soon as the rental assistance case is resolved, hand him his notice to vacate.
— New York Times, 28 May 2022 -
About two dozen Sedamsville renters have been asked to vacate their homes and apartments without warning.
— Randy Tucker, The Enquirer, 1 Mar. 2023 -
And sometime in the next four days, the third, Mike Krzyzewski, will vacate the stage, leaving these two titans standing alone.
— Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Apr. 2022 -
But some residents didn’t want to vacate the homes to which they are deeply connected.
— Melina Walling, The Arizona Republic, 15 June 2022 -
Moore and the other lawyer eventually moved to vacate the space late last year, the person said.
— Devlin Barrett, Washington Post, 14 Jan. 2023 -
The lower court then quickly scheduled a hearing on the state's motion to vacate.
— CBS News, 28 Mar. 2023 -
The lower court then quickly scheduled a hearing on the state’s motion to vacate.
— Brian Witte, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2023 -
The tavern, which took over the space vacated by Scarlet Lane Brewing, is their first sports bar.
— Arika Herron, Axios, 30 Oct. 2024 -
When the invasion started, my friends and colleagues asked me to vacate.
— Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 9 Oct. 2022 -
Shortly after the snake got out, an alarm went off to alert visitors to vacate the premises.
— Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 26 Oct. 2022 -
On Tuesday, a judge vacated the conviction, dismissed the indictment, sealed the case and freed her from prison.
— Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 27 Nov. 2024 -
Smith will fill the post vacated by Rhana Devenport, who departed the institution after six years in the role this past July.
— News Desk, Artforum, 27 Nov. 2024
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