How to Use occupant in a Sentence

occupant

noun
  • Both of the car's occupants were injured.
  • The apartment's previous occupant was a painter.
  • Funke was the lone occupant of the first floor, where the front door was.
    — Taylor Romine, CNN, 22 Mar. 2025
  • The plane’s sole occupant was found dead.
    — Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2026
  • The occupant was able to move from the front seat and escape from the back.
    — Dalia Faheid, CNN, 12 Sep. 2024
  • None of that mattered to any of the occupants in the car at that point.
    — Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2026
  • The man, the sole occupant in the car, was not wearing a seat belt.
    — Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Sep. 2021
  • There were two occupants in the Lexus.
    — Harry Harris, Mercury News, 26 May 2026
  • The three occupants of the minivan died in the crash.
    — Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Both occupants wore seat belts at the time of the crash, the news release said.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 3 Jan. 2025
  • One of the occupants pulled out a firearm and opened fire, police said.
    — Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Both drivers were the sole occupants in their cars.
    — Wcco Staff, CBS News, 3 Jan. 2026
  • An occupant from the white car got out of the car and spoke with someone in the truck.
    — Amaris Encinas, The Arizona Republic, 26 Oct. 2021
  • Six occupants were in the Jeep.
    — Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The fourth occupant was released at the scene.
    — Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 6 May 2026
  • Not the rink itself, just the occupants, the teenagers.
    — Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 19 Mar. 2026
  • The person who died had been an occupant of the Lexus.
    — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Prepare your old home for new occupants.
    — Nancy Ashburn, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 May 2026
  • Could the house be adapting itself in this way to each occupant?
    — Jonathan Lethem, The New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2021
  • After the crash, five occupants of the Ram ran away from the scene.
    — Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 18 June 2026
  • The occupant closed the door and contained the fire to the bedroom.
    — Tony Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 24 May 2024
  • The male occupant was ejected and was pronounced dead at the scene.
    — Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2025
  • The three occupants, all teens, were detained.
    — Sacbee.com, 14 May 2026
  • Yet each treats its occupants well at 70 mph on the long concrete slab.
    — Kevin Smith, Car and Driver, 4 Mar. 2023
  • The driver, who was the sole occupant, was pronounced dead at the scene.
    — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Jan. 2026
  • There was an exchange of fire and four occupants of the car were hit, the statement said.
    — arkansasonline.com, 20 Mar. 2025
  • The research team has also made bold claims about the tomb's occupants.
    — Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
  • When a car pulls up on the road, the two men fire at its occupants and then enter the kibbutz.
    — The New York Times, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2023
  • Unknown occupants of the sedan took out guns and shot the man once in each leg, police said.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Trump is merely the present occupant.
    — Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2026

Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'occupant.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Last Updated: