Examples of unoccupied in a Sentence
About half of the seats were unoccupied when the concert started.
A third of the beds at the hospital were unoccupied.
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Ezell said that the federal government spends $2 billion a year to maintain and operate office buildings regardless of whether the buildings are unoccupied.
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Tolu Talabi, Baltimore Sun, 6 Mar. 2025
Since the passing of that owner, Anne Teague, in 2019, the house has been unoccupied and deteriorating.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
Rodríguez said the cobwebs and ants inside the approximately 6 by 9 feet cell gave the sense that the place had long been unoccupied.
—Nicole Acevedo, NBC News, 24 Feb. 2025
Pieces of the unoccupied home were later seen floating in the river.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2025
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Tolu Talabi, Baltimore Sun, 6 Mar. 2025
Since the passing of that owner, Anne Teague, in 2019, the house has been unoccupied and deteriorating.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
Rodríguez said the cobwebs and ants inside the approximately 6 by 9 feet cell gave the sense that the place had long been unoccupied.
—Nicole Acevedo, NBC News, 24 Feb. 2025
Pieces of the unoccupied home were later seen floating in the river.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2025
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“Unoccupied.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unoccupied. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.
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unoccupied
adjective
un·oc·cu·pied
ˌən-ˈäk-yə-ˌpīd 
ˈən-
1
: not busy : unemployed
2
: not occupied : empty
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