inhabit
verb
in·hab·it
in-ˈha-bət 
inhabited; inhabiting; inhabits
1
: to occupy as a place of settled residence or habitat : live in
inhabit a small house
2
: to be present in or occupy in any manner or form
the human beings who inhabit this tale—
Al Newman
Al Newman
archaic
: to have residence in a place : dwell
inhabiter
noun
Examples of inhabit in a Sentence
Several hundred species of birds inhabit the island.
This part of the country is inhabited by native tribes.
There is a romantic quality that inhabits all her paintings.
The novel is inhabited by a cast of eccentric characters.
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These days, the old salt flats are inhabited by osprey, egrets, pelicans, herons, and more.
—Laura Begley Bloom, AFAR Media, 10 Mar. 2025
Her brand, founded in 2020, inhabits a unique space in womenswear—between intergenerational handcraft and textile innovation.
—Gemma A. Williams, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
Shear inhabits Sam with enough neuroses to make Alvy Singer look like George Clooney.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 8 Mar. 2025
In asking questions about the relationship between the decorative and the utilitarian, space and the people who inhabit it, and industrial materials and symbolic archetypes, ASMA worked to materialize our deepest, most unknown selves in the environments that shape us.
—Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 7 Mar. 2025
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Laura Begley Bloom, AFAR Media, 10 Mar. 2025
Her brand, founded in 2020, inhabits a unique space in womenswear—between intergenerational handcraft and textile innovation.
—Gemma A. Williams, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
Shear inhabits Sam with enough neuroses to make Alvy Singer look like George Clooney.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 8 Mar. 2025
In asking questions about the relationship between the decorative and the utilitarian, space and the people who inhabit it, and industrial materials and symbolic archetypes, ASMA worked to materialize our deepest, most unknown selves in the environments that shape us.
—Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 7 Mar. 2025
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“Inhabit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inhabit. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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