How to Use rental in a Sentence

rental

1 of 2 noun
  • The movie is available for rental.
  • Boat rentals are available on the island.
  • I had a rental while my car was being repaired.
  • There are restrictions against rentals to people with pets.
  • So what is a short-term rental?
    — Terri Daxon, Oc Register, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The space looks like an old-school rental shop.
    — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Many are still in rentals and hotels.
    — Luciana Perez Uribe Guinassi, Charlotte Observer, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Why is car rental rage so rampant right now?
    — Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Is this a product of short-term rentals?
    — Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Rods and crab traps are available for rental.
    — Valerie Fraser Luesse, Southern Living, 1 Apr. 2026
  • How are long-term rentals changing?
    — Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
  • The same goes for on-site rentals at hotels, too.
    — Alex Schechter, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Rourke owed on rentals elsewhere.
    — Steve Garbarino, HollywoodReporter, 22 Jan. 2026
  • The first of those rentals is now being pre-leased.
    — Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Find skate rentals, snacks, and drinks at the warming house.
    — Julia Sayers Gokhale, Midwest Living, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Home and rental prices have outpaced wages over the last two decades.
    — Elena Moore, NPR, 31 Aug. 2025
  • They can't be used as short-term rentals (so, no Airbnbs).
    — Lee Cowan, CBS News, 17 May 2026
  • The Kings are buying him as a rental.
    — The Athletic Nhl Staff, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Both the house and garage apartment would be for short-term rentals.
    — Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 25 Sep. 2025
  • How to break the car rental rage cycle Don't get mad.
    — Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Even car rental companies are in on it.
    — Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 2 June 2026
  • Here are nine of the best grain bin rentals in the Midwest.
    — Taryn Shorr-McKee, Midwest Living, 28 May 2026
  • The house was being used as a short-term rental, police said.
    — Lauren J. Mapp, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Oct. 2023
  • For them, gently used pieces make their rental feel special.
    — Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Apartment rental prices are surging as well.
    — Kate Rogers, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Tuch is one of them, and the Sabres would be wise to keep him as an own rental.
    — Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2026
  • The on-site ski valet provides rentals, as well as ski storage.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 May 2026
  • Click here to see more photos of the London rental.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 13 Mar. 2026
  • No car rental is needed here; the train is your ticket in, and your feet do the rest.
    — Alexandra Emanuelli, Travel + Leisure, 28 June 2026
  • No car rental is needed here; the train is your ticket in, and your feet do the rest.
    — Alexandra Emanuelli, Travel + Leisure, 6 Sep. 2025

rental

2 of 2 adjective
  • And the rental price is so cheap.
    — Dave Lieber mar. 11, Dallas Morning News, 11 Mar. 2026
  • The rental rate is $650 per night.
    — Amy Panos, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Airbnb rental costs are itemized.
    — Justin Wingerter, Denver Post, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Eight children were found dead in and around the rental home.
    — Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Then of course, there was the school’s rental fee for the shows overall.
    — Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 1 Apr. 2026
  • At Ali’s shop, e-bikes make up about half of his bike rental sales.
    — Nathaniel Percy, Oc Register, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Steve is living in a rental house about 50 miles away.
    — Tribune Content Agency, Baltimore Sun, 5 Mar. 2026
  • There are no other rental boats or resorts on the lake.
    — Hank Bradshaw, Outdoor Life, 24 June 2026
  • Check out all the trail and rental options online.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Others may get job or rental scams instead.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Strait paid for all the repairs and a rental car out of pocket.
    — Ashley Portillo, CBS News, 31 Jan. 2026
  • The bonds will be repaid from the project’s rental revenue.
    — Walker Armstrong, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2026
  • What’s going on in the rental market?
    — Clio Chang, Curbed, 14 May 2026
  • The stats include both apartments and rental homes.
    — Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 9 Jan. 2026
  • This leads to his meeting with the rental agency and his first job with them.
    — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 6 Sep. 2025
  • The project is still a long way off from announcing home prices or rental rates.
    — Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Many need more rental assistance, not less.
    — Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Out-of-state chasers leaned against rental cars, and commuters pulled off to stare at the storm.
    — Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Have a nice dinner out, but then spend a night at the rental house with takeout and games.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 15 Feb. 2026
  • When a window rolled down, Ronny got out of the rental car.
    — Bryan Washington, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2025
  • But beyond that, record stores and video rental shops have become third places in their own right.
    — Rotem Rozental, The Conversation, 29 June 2026
  • One side of the building was a short-term rental property.
    — Garrett Behanna, CBS News, 24 Jan. 2026
  • Chances are your local hardware store has rental options as well.
    — Melissa Breyer, Treehugger, 7 June 2023
  • To ask cities or anyone else that helps with rental assistance to stay housed.
    — Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Worried about every little ding on your rental car?
    — Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Ibiza tops a new ranking for long-term growth and rental potential.
    — Kristine Hansen, Travel + Leisure, 12 May 2026
  • The bank upgraded the short-term rental name to overweight from equal weight.
    — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2026
  • There also are rental car services at the airport.
    — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
  • This shortage of both for-sale homes and rental units have sent prices up for both buyers and renters.
    — Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
  • The apartments could bring in rental income, once the permits clear.
    — Elizabeth MacBride, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026

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