inhabitants
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Inhabitants of the town of Grindavik described being whisked from their homes in the early hours of Saturday as the ground shook, roads cracked and buildings suffered structural damage.
From Reuters • Nov. 13, 2023
Inhabitants exchange greetings in Purepecha as they pass each other in the narrow streets.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 25, 2022
Inhabitants have had to deal with ash fallout and the flooding that resulted from tsunami waves.
From BBC • Jan. 16, 2022
The details of his service, along with that of 61 other Black D.C. servicemen who died in World War I, were recently collected by Barbara Bates, director of the Association of Oldest Inhabitants of D.C.
From Washington Post • Nov. 10, 2020
Inhabitants of a new world with a new culture, geeks often find that the old symbols don’t work for them—pep rallies, assemblies, etc.
From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz
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