inhabit
verb
in·hab·it
in-ˈha-bət 
inhabited; inhabiting; inhabits
1
: to occupy as a place of settled residence or habitat : live in
inhabit a small house
2
: to be present in or occupy in any manner or form
the human beings who inhabit this tale—
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archaic
: to have residence in a place : dwell
inhabiter
noun
Examples of inhabit in a Sentence
Several hundred species of birds inhabit the island.
This part of the country is inhabited by native tribes.
There is a romantic quality that inhabits all her paintings.
The novel is inhabited by a cast of eccentric characters.
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True sustainability is not measured only in the environment, in what surrounds us, but in the lives of the people who inhabit it.
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The world will collapse with or without the agreement of the people inhabiting it.
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The driver of the smaller vehicle lost control of the car and ultimately crashed into the home’s living room — which was inhabited by owners Lucila Medramo and her husband at the time.
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Brie Stimson, Fox News, 3 Feb. 2025
The world will collapse with or without the agreement of the people inhabiting it.
—Hanif Abdurraqib, The New Yorker, 2 Feb. 2025
The driver of the smaller vehicle lost control of the car and ultimately crashed into the home’s living room — which was inhabited by owners Lucila Medramo and her husband at the time.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 2 Feb. 2025
Other pieces portrayed wild boar, tigers and saiga antelope — which inhabited the region at the time.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2025
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“Inhabit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inhabit. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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