inhabit
verb (used with object)
to live or dwell in (a place), as people or animals.
have inhabited
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present perfectof inhabit.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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"For example, the different species of Protemnodon are now known to have inhabited a broad range of habitats, from arid central Australia into the high-rainfall, forested mountains of Tasmania and New Guinea."
From Science Daily ● Apr. 15, 2024
Oral traditions and archaeological evidence indicate the Blackfoot Indigenous peoples and their ancestors have inhabited a broad swatch of North America for more than 10,000 years.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 3, 2024
The oldest living culture on earth, they have inhabited the country for at least 65,000 years.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2023
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island people make up 3.8% of Australia's 26 million population and have inhabited the country for about 60,000 years.
From Reuters ● Oct. 15, 2023
Although they worked no more than a few hundred feet apart, the two of them might as well have inhabited two warring continents.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
