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.
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That includes occupancy, foot traffic, frequency and location of meetings, areas that are unoccupied or crowded and the impact on heating and cooling systems.
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Diana Olick, CNBC, 22 July 2025
The building was unoccupied at the time and no one was injured in the ordeal, but the clerk and assessor's offices remain closed due to damage from the fire, per Pagosa Springs police.
—Ben Brachfeld, People.com, 15 July 2025
Three women were struck when bullets flew in the large crowd, which included children, along with multiple occupied and unoccupied cars.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 14 July 2025
Authorities found their bodies on June 2 near their father's unoccupied vehicle near the Rock Island Campground in Chelan County.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 7 June 2025
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Diana Olick, CNBC, 22 July 2025
The building was unoccupied at the time and no one was injured in the ordeal, but the clerk and assessor's offices remain closed due to damage from the fire, per Pagosa Springs police.
—Ben Brachfeld, People.com, 15 July 2025
Three women were struck when bullets flew in the large crowd, which included children, along with multiple occupied and unoccupied cars.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 14 July 2025
Authorities found their bodies on June 2 near their father's unoccupied vehicle near the Rock Island Campground in Chelan County.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 7 June 2025
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“Unoccupied.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unoccupied. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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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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