inhabitants
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Denied entrance by the Zuni inhabitants, the starving Spaniards decided to attack.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
Now campaigners say Washington is preparing to force the 1,100 inhabitants of the camp to choose between returning to Afghanistan or resettling in the conflict-riven Democratic Republic of Congo.
From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026
Hungarians were once among the wealthiest inhabitants of the former Warsaw Pact nations.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
The LA28 committee described the arrival of the Games as a boon for the city’s inhabitants, with unifying statements: “Creating the Games together!”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026
She tried to imagine the inhabitants of the ruined house in their new country, but she knew too little about it.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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