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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Officers found an unoccupied Acura SUV partially submerged in the water and a dead woman nearby on a cart path, Szydlo said.
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 31 Dec. 2024
The other car was also found unoccupied in the Mission Ranch neighborhood.
—Jason Green, The Mercury News, 6 Dec. 2024
After a short chase, officers found the car unoccupied.
—Rebecca Pryor, Baltimore Sun, 24 Dec. 2024
Never go to sleep with a space heater on, and never leave one turned on in an unoccupied room.
—Jordan Smith, The Indianapolis Star, 15 Dec. 2024
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 31 Dec. 2024
The other car was also found unoccupied in the Mission Ranch neighborhood.
—Jason Green, The Mercury News, 6 Dec. 2024
After a short chase, officers found the car unoccupied.
—Rebecca Pryor, Baltimore Sun, 24 Dec. 2024
Never go to sleep with a space heater on, and never leave one turned on in an unoccupied room.
—Jordan Smith, The Indianapolis Star, 15 Dec. 2024
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“Unoccupied.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unoccupied. Accessed 15 Jan. 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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