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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Deputies found the infant's remains on the driveway of an unoccupied home on North Avenue in Lufkin, the sheriff's office said.
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Doug Myers, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
He was charged in September 2023 with battery and burglary of an unoccupied dwelling and in May 2023 with battery, both classified in court records as misdemeanors.
—Holly Ramer, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2026
He was charged with battery and burglary of an unoccupied dwelling in September 2023, and with battery that May — both classified in court records as misdemeanors.
—Claudia Lauer, Sun Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2026
According to the news release, the vehicle was found parked and unoccupied, with a key broken off in the driver’s door lock.
—Lily Carey, Baltimore Sun, 21 Apr. 2026
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Doug Myers, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
He was charged in September 2023 with battery and burglary of an unoccupied dwelling and in May 2023 with battery, both classified in court records as misdemeanors.
—Holly Ramer, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2026
He was charged with battery and burglary of an unoccupied dwelling in September 2023, and with battery that May — both classified in court records as misdemeanors.
—Claudia Lauer, Sun Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2026
According to the news release, the vehicle was found parked and unoccupied, with a key broken off in the driver’s door lock.
—Lily Carey, Baltimore Sun, 21 Apr. 2026
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“Unoccupied.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unoccupied. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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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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