How to Use uninhabited in a Sentence

uninhabited

adjective
  • So he is sent into an uninhabited place to wander, where no one can see him.
    — Sarah Jones, New Republic, 16 Feb. 2018
  • Yet, the Dutch hadn’t raised their flag on an uninhabited island.
    — The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 18 July 2025
  • But, since most of the planet is either uninhabited or ocean, most are never seen.
    — Matt Milner, chicagotribune.com, 9 July 2018
  • No one knows why Walker swam away from the fire to an uninhabited island.
    — Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 17 June 2026
  • Even on the uninhabited island, plastic foam, bottles and bags were all over the place.
    — Kevin Riordan, Philly.com, 14 May 2018
  • Six years after the nor’easter struck, the Schmitt home still sits uninhabited.
    — Genna Contino, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2024
  • Why are these young people singing and walking in a circle in what seems to be an uninhabited landscape?
    — Karen Wilkin, WSJ, 10 July 2019
  • The 2-year-old hound spent six days on the uninhabited island after fleeing a house fire.
    — Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 17 June 2026
  • But money has been in short supply for the places where those uninhabited landscapes mingle with cities and towns.
    — Alex Brown, oregonlive, 27 Aug. 2023
  • The uninhabited islands off the coast of China have been the subject of shows of force by both sides.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 10 Apr. 2018
  • The rocky, uninhabited islands are known for their abundance of marine and bird life, as well as a secret beach.
    — Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 23 Jan. 2024
  • Since the island is uninhabited, the thick, viscous lava that could flow in an eruption would not cause harm.
    — Mark Thiessen, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Mar. 2023
  • Roz, who gets marooned on an uninhabited island and learns to adapt to the harsh surroundings.
    — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 25 Sep. 2024
  • The tiny, uninhabited island is just over a quarter of a mile long and 1/20th of a mile wide.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 5 Aug. 2020
  • That evening, residents said fires burned two uninhabited homes that sat on active farm and grazing lands.
    — Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Two miles from the plant, the town of Futaba remains uninhabited.
    — NBC News, 13 Jan. 2020
  • And records don’t exist for the many uninhabited locations on Earth, like over the ocean or deep in rain forests.
    — The Conversation, oregonlive, 20 Dec. 2021
  • One missile landed in an uninhabited area and didn't cause any losses, the ministry said.
    — CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Stranger still, the colonies at the site in Brazil appear to be uninhabited, abandoned thousands of years ago.
    — Jill Kiedaisch, Popular Mechanics, 19 Nov. 2018
  • Most of the land was uninhabited, and most of the lakes unfished; the brook trout would never have seen an artificial fly.
    — John Lahr, Esquire, 16 June 2016
  • One drone hit an uninhabited area and caused no casualties.
    — Lucia I Suarez Sang, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Much of the land was either plantations or uninhabited forests and mountains.
    — Justin Dunnavant, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2025
  • And remember, the space station could very well crash into the ocean or over an uninhabited area, and the pieces could spread out over hundreds of miles.
    — Brian Resnick, Vox, 28 Mar. 2018
  • China calls the uninhabited islands Diaoyu and Japan refers to them as the Senkakus.
    — Alastair Gale, WSJ, 4 Apr. 2018
  • The ship ran aground, breaking up and stranding its crew on an uninhabited island off the coast of Patagonia.
    — Carl Hoffman, Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2023
  • Its ancient glaciers, uninhabited islands, and fossil forests tell tales of Māori myths and legends.
    — Jimmy Carroll, Travel + Leisure, 8 Aug. 2025
  • The uninhabited islets are controlled by Japan but claimed by China, which calls them Diaoyu.
    — Aamer Madhani and Josh Boak, Chicago Tribune, 19 May 2022
  • The uninhabited seven-mile-long barrier island is just three-quarters of a mile at its widest, so there's plenty of space to stake your claim for the day.
    — Susan B. Barnes, Southern Living, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Panic at being lost … The house looked uninhabited.
    — Joel M. Vance, Outdoor Life, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Gerald was tagged and released in an uninhabited area in Orinda, miles away from the rose garden, Dmytryk said.
    — Joe Bagliere, CNN, 24 Oct. 2020

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