How to Use villager in a Sentence

villager

noun
  • All the villagers were just so warm with us.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 2 May 2026
  • The villagers killed the snake, and laid it out on the ground.
    — Avi Selk, Anchorage Daily News, 17 June 2018
  • The members of the group said that the villagers had three days.
    — Nicolas Niarchos, Time, 30 Jan. 2020
  • And what are the judgy looks from villagers passing on the road about?
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2025
  • The bats, in turn, found new homes among local villagers.
    — Neil Vora, Time, 22 May 2026
  • It was still used to store whale meat and blubber for the villagers.
    — Scott Haugen, Outdoor Life, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Some of the villagers raised concerns about where weapons will come from.
    — Jane Arraf, NPR, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Many more villagers are missing.
    — Paul Tilsley, FOXNews.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The nickname is a simple but poignant joke on the part of the villagers.
    — V.m. Braganza, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Sep. 2023
  • Some villagers tried to resist the takeover by shrimp farmers.
    — Zakir Hossain Chowdhury, The Dial, 7 July 2026
  • The villagers know they have been betrayed, not least by themselves.
    — Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2024
  • Officials said some villagers might have been forced by the crime group to take part.
    — Mary Beth Sheridan, Washington Post, 11 July 2023
  • The villagers seem to have felt that this area was theirs, and other areas were not.
    — Matti Friedman, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 June 2023
  • Five of the missing villagers were rescued this week.
    — Aicha El Hammar Castano, ABC News, 28 May 2026
  • Rocky paths weave through the terrain, villagers cross rivers in aluminum boats.
    — Tom Taylor, SI.com, 16 June 2017
  • The newcomers looked like aliens to the villagers.
    — Michael Sheridan, Vanity Fair, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Guelleh and his fellow villagers grew tomatoes, legumes and fruits.
    — Julie Bourdin, NPR, 11 Apr. 2026
  • The latter, three-pronged core team makes sure villagers who are sick or frail get needed help.
    — Beth Wood, sandiegouniontribune.com, 4 June 2018
  • After he had been shot, some of the villagers had carried him to safety.
    — Gaia Vince, Quartz, 8 June 2019
  • The villagers of Sardinia, a rugged part of Italy, stand out.
    — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Hoja calmly takes off his turban and places it on the villager’s head.
    — Perin Gürel, The Conversation, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Some of these villagers work at Everest base camp and are exposed there too.
    — Alton C. Byers, The Conversation, 1 May 2024
  • My father said one of the three was built by my grandfather with the help of the villagers.
    — Literary Hub, 6 Jan. 2026
  • What was left was half mansion and half ruin, still shunned by the local villagers.
    — Junot Díaz, The New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2018
  • Once the five villagers emerge from the cave, their recovery will begin.
    — Kocha Olarn, CNN Money, 28 May 2026
  • In the 13th century, villagers would gift eggs to the lords of the manor or to the church.
    — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 5 Feb. 2024
  • In order to get more expert treatment villagers had to travel to the city.
    — Maureen Murphy, Hartford Courant, 20 Apr. 2025
  • God will punish them,’’ said a 50-year-old villager who returned to check on her home.
    — Albert Aji, BostonGlobe.com, 7 July 2018
  • The villagers have been using the resources of the river for thousands of years.
    — Paul Salopek, National Geographic, 9 Aug. 2019
  • The villagers often had to move in the dark to avoid being detected.
    — Pavlo Fedykovych, CNN Money, 12 June 2026

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