Example Sentences

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Construction at 77 Water Street is in full swing, with the first residential occupants arriving in October and completion slated for mid-2027.

From Barron's • Jun. 14, 2026

The initial crash saw the Ford leave the road and the occupants of the Land Rover flee the area on foot before police arrived.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

At that point, she received credit for moving swiftly to clear homeless encampments across the city, and to move their occupants into hotels, motels and other temporary facilities.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

To ready the La Cañada home for its next occupants, Farr and her children flocked to the family nest one last time to thank it for being the launchpad from which they’ve all taken flight.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

Protective paper- pink, inexplicably—covered the floors, and long after the apartments themselves ceased to exist, their first occupants would remember that first look at the pink-paper-covered floors.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly