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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Brings Plenty, who was 27, was found dead around noon on April 5 by Johnson County sheriff’s deputies checking on a reported unoccupied vehicle around West 200th Street and Homestead Lane near Edgerton.
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Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2024
Near the scene, officers found an unoccupied vehicle with the engine running.
—Jason Green, The Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2024
Nearly a week later, deputies found his body near an unoccupied vehicle in a wooded area outside Kansas City.
—Malia Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
Sheriff’s deputies responded to a call of an unoccupied vehicle when Brings Plenty’s body was discovered, according to the statement.
—David Montesino, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2024
Deputies were dispatched shortly before noon Friday to check on an unoccupied vehicle in an area about 43 miles southwest of Kansas City, Kansas.
—Dennis Romero, NBC News, 6 Apr. 2024
The body of Brings Plenty was found and identified after Johnson County, Kansas, deputies were dispatched to an area in reference to an unoccupied vehicle on Friday, the sheriff’s office said in a news release.
—Kelly Murray, CNN, 6 Apr. 2024
The sheriff’s office in Johnson County, Kansas, shared in a news release that deputies were called to Homestead Lane at approximately 11:45 a.m. Friday in reference to an unoccupied vehicle.
—Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Apr. 2024
The Johnson County Sheriff's said in a news release Friday that deputies had been dispatched to an unoccupied vehicle in the area of 200th and Homestead Lane.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 5 Apr. 2024
Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2024
Near the scene, officers found an unoccupied vehicle with the engine running.
—Jason Green, The Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2024
Nearly a week later, deputies found his body near an unoccupied vehicle in a wooded area outside Kansas City.
—Malia Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
Sheriff’s deputies responded to a call of an unoccupied vehicle when Brings Plenty’s body was discovered, according to the statement.
—David Montesino, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2024
Deputies were dispatched shortly before noon Friday to check on an unoccupied vehicle in an area about 43 miles southwest of Kansas City, Kansas.
—Dennis Romero, NBC News, 6 Apr. 2024
The body of Brings Plenty was found and identified after Johnson County, Kansas, deputies were dispatched to an area in reference to an unoccupied vehicle on Friday, the sheriff’s office said in a news release.
—Kelly Murray, CNN, 6 Apr. 2024
The sheriff’s office in Johnson County, Kansas, shared in a news release that deputies were called to Homestead Lane at approximately 11:45 a.m. Friday in reference to an unoccupied vehicle.
—Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Apr. 2024
The Johnson County Sheriff's said in a news release Friday that deputies had been dispatched to an unoccupied vehicle in the area of 200th and Homestead Lane.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 5 Apr. 2024
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“Unoccupied.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unoccupied. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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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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