How to Use residence in a Sentence

residence

noun
  • They were granted residence in this country.
  • He recently ended his residence at the apartment complex.
  • Pro-Trump signs on display in the front yard of a residence near the town of Charleroi.
    — Eyal Press, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
  • The sale of the single family residence in the 100 block of Bayo Vista Ave.
    — Bay Area Home Report, The Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2024
  • Plus, if this will be your long-term residence, the brand assures that the homes are made to last up to 30 years.
    — Maggie Horton, People.com, 25 Feb. 2025
  • Byrd was not in the residence and police could not find or reach him by phone.
    — Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2024
  • The drone observed one of the suspects fleeing from the back of the residence, police say.
    — John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 23 Mar. 2024
  • Four adults and two children lived at the residence that burned down, Alkire said.
    — Anumita Kaur, Washington Post, 25 Dec. 2023
  • High-End Kitchens The kitchen remains the heart of the home, even in luxury residences.
    — Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2025
  • The victim traveled to Luman's residence with the deputies.
    — Arkansas Online, 20 Sep. 2022
  • The sale of the single family residence in the 1700 block of Shenandoah Ave.
    — Bay Area Home Report, The Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2024
  • The man and a woman at the residence then got into a vehicle, opened the garage door and tried to leave.
    — Jake Allen, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Jan. 2023
  • The first shooting occurred in the 5000 block of Jay Street NE inside a residence.
    — Emily Davies, Washington Post, 15 Feb. 2024
  • At the time, the real estate agent had only one residence in town to show them.
    — Bill Jones, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2022
  • He was brought to Downing Street in 2011, at the age of four, and tasked with controlling rats that had been seen at the residence.
    — Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 23 Feb. 2023
  • Sauber added that neither Biden or first lady Jill Biden were at the residence when the search took place.
    — Mary Bruce, ABC News, 21 Jan. 2023
  • At times, Lucero slept in a tent steps from her former residence, the Madison on Skid Row.
    — Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 16 Nov. 2023
  • Two boys attempted to break into a barn at the back of a residence Nov. 12.
    — cleveland, 16 Nov. 2022
  • Most of Rogers’ collection are on a shelf in his residence in Jupiter.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 18 Feb. 2024
  • Police had received a tip that the monkeys were at the residence.
    — Paul Best, Fox News, 1 Feb. 2023
  • Photo : The Agency Oklahoma The barn and sports court is a short walk from the main residence.
    — Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 23 July 2024
  • Around 20 minutes later, a car is seen backing out of the driveway of the residence.
    — Liam Quinn, Peoplemag, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Across the 9,700-square-foot main residence, there are five bedrooms and nine bathrooms.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 6 Nov. 2022
  • Once the position of the main residence had been established, there was the rest of the grounds to consider.
    — Chloe Schama, Vogue, 2 Mar. 2023
  • The residence is a large, yellow-colored, two-story home with a fenced in yard and includes a pool.
    — Stephanie Pagones, Fox News, 12 Oct. 2022
  • The assailant fired at three vehicles and six houses, though none of the victims was in a residence.
    — Steve Almasy, CNN, 17 May 2023
  • Designed by Andrew Flake, who has shaped the look of residences on Martha’s Vineyard for more than three decades.
    — Mary Forgione, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
  • The center would like to have an artist in-residence and caretaker of the property.
    — Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 2 Feb. 2023
  • At the top of this year, the Daytime Emmy-winner got the police involved during an incident at Jeezy’s residence in January.
    — Regina Cho, VIBE.com, 20 Mar. 2025
  • In an industrial area some distance from most residences.
    — Bob Shaw, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2025

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