- plural of inhabitant.
inhabitants
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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All the world is indeed a stage and all its inhabitants merely stock players, as Jaques lays out in “As You Like It.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2026
It’s complete with a mashed potato “volcano” that’s oozing with gravy lava, along with dino nugget inhabitants and steamed broccoli for trees.
From Salon • Jun. 28, 2026
Of its roughly 100 million inhabitants, nearly two in three live below the poverty line, according to official statistics.
From Barron's • Jun. 26, 2026
The region and its six million inhabitants, comprising 38 constituencies, were completely excluded from the poll amid rising fears that fighting could break out once more.
From BBC • Jun. 21, 2026
The inhabitants of Macondo found themselves lost in their own streets, confused by the crowded fair.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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