How to Use homeowner in a Sentence

homeowner

noun
Definition of homeownernext
  • In the video, two groundhogs tried to drag the rug away from the house, but the homeowner caught them in time.
    — Alice Gibbs, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
  • One of the attackers and the homeowner outside the front door.
    — Andrew Blankstein, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2023
  • The homeowner doesn’t know what’s wrong for two or three months.
    — Kyle Russell, USA TODAY, 16 Mar. 2024
  • But the homeowner, Nancy Morse, wouldn’t come to the door Nov. 10.
    — Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun, 5 Dec. 2022
  • Most of the Calusa homeowners who took the money have moved out.
    — Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 4 May 2024
  • At the end of the day, the quick turns and need to abandon ship might not be so bad for homeowners, though.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 30 Mar. 2023
  • The homeowner was charging the battery in the kitchen, St. Onge said.
    — Detroit Free Press, 2 May 2023
  • Brown said the home had been vacant for three years and screamed at the homeowner to get out.
    — Louis Casiano, Fox News, 16 June 2023
  • About 18% of homeowners across the state — about 1 in 6 — are without it.
    — Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC News, 26 Sep. 2024
  • If a homeowner plans to move in a few years, the investment may not be worth it.
    — Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 28 July 2024
  • So these homeowners set the brick in sand, rather than concrete, to give a relaxed and aged look.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 15 Aug. 2023
  • Police spoke with the homeowner and a witness to the attack.
    — cleveland, 20 Jan. 2023
  • And a bonus for homeowners: trees can even save you money.
    — Dan Lambe, Treehugger, 23 Mar. 2023
  • The agency said the homeowner, whose name has not been released, will face no charges.
    — Cincinnati Enquirer, The Enquirer, 28 Sep. 2022
  • The problem was the homeowner’s pets -- two dogs that live inside.
    — Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 2 Oct. 2022
  • To cut back on the cost, many homeowners are choosing faux wood or peel-and-stick options.
    — House Beautiful, 6 May 2023
  • Police say the 20-year-old was killed when the homeowner, Kevin Monahan, fired shots at the car.
    — Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 22 Apr. 2023
  • Alkire said a neighbor saw smoke coming from the home and called the homeowner, who works nearby.
    — Tony Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 29 Sep. 2022
  • Soliz said Byous was shot and killed by the homeowner, who police have not named.
    — Andrea Ramirez, The Arizona Republic, 31 Jan. 2023
  • Home prices have soared, a blessing for homeowners but a curse for those seeking to join their ranks.
    — Talmon Joseph Smith, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2024
  • One of the women then tried to push her way through the broken side panel, the report said, but was held at bay by the homeowner.
    — Dale Ellis, arkansasonline.com, 11 Dec. 2023
  • Pipes that crack and break causing a wide range of problems for homeowners.
    — Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 12 Feb. 2025
  • Over the years, the room listing has eclipsed the homeowner profile on the platform, reducing its peer-to-peer vibe.
    — Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 10 May 2023
  • Many of those homeowners have been reluctant to sell and lose those cheap loans.
    — Samantha Delouya, CNN, 23 Sep. 2024
  • However, one of the victims was the homeowner and knew a gun was stashed in the bedroom closet.
    — Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 24 Sep. 2022
  • People who list rooms on the sites can be homeowners or renters themselves.
    — Laura Bratton, Quartz, 8 Feb. 2024
  • The Road Home based the size of a homeowner’s rebuilding grant on the lesser of two numbers: the pre-storm value of the home or the cost of repairs.
    — Richard A. Webster, ProPublica, 12 Dec. 2022
  • As Donofrio was kicking the front door, a woman who lives at the house called 911 while the homeowner went to retrieve a firearm, police said.
    — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Those insurance companies can pass a portion of that charge on to homeowners.
    — Samantha Delouya, CNN, 24 Feb. 2025
  • Power was eventually restored to all properties — unless the homeowner chose not to make repairs or to return to the property, a county spokesperson said.
    — Gavin Off, Charlotte Observer, 26 Feb. 2025

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