Used in a Sentence

residents

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for residents.

Editorial note

In actuality, the point is to ensure that long-time residents will not be swiftly priced out of their communities.

Examples16
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A person, animal or plant living at a certain location or in a certain area.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of residents gathered in one view.

noun

A person, animal or plant living at a certain location or in a certain area.

noun

A bird which does not migrate during the course of the year.

noun

(law) A legal permanent resident, someone who maintains residency.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for residents.

noun

A person, animal or plant living at a certain location or in a certain area.

noun

A bird which does not migrate during the course of the year.

noun

(law) A legal permanent resident, someone who maintains residency.

noun

(medicine) A physician receiving postgraduate medical training in a hospital or clinic.

Example sentences

1

In actuality, the point is to ensure that long-time residents will not be swiftly priced out of their communities.

2

This is the same, except the residents are renters, while the owners still pick who is allowed in.

3

Given the re-float, it's actually much better now (for residents) - prices of imported goods have fallen.

4

If supply weren't artificially restricted, it would be profitable to expand the housing stock instead of completely displacing existing residents.

5

Crime in suburbs got so bad that residents are prepared to pay for active patrolling.

6

But there are no reports of New York residents illicitly cracking those buckets open for fun, as claimed in the headline.

7

I hear Monaco is amazing but Monaco is a haven for the wealthy that essentially cherrypicks its residents.

8

It's administrated as a branch of the California government, with a Board of Directors elected by residents of the area they serve.

9

Do you think they just happened to find land with exactly zero residents?

10

I am surprised this doesn't run afoul of Equal Housing (anti-discrimination) laws, since the people rejecting applicants aren't the residents.

11

I seem to recall reading about families that have lived there for 3 generations since the 1920s and were still residents.

12

Interns and residents have a reasonably high probability [1] of becoming fairly well-compensated licensed physicians if they choose to follow their program through to the end.

Quote examples

1

The article discusses enclaves extensively, and then refers at the end to "exclave residents".

2

The targets of the arrests had not been connected to any serious crimes, and some of the city’s residents saw the move as questionable." "'Crazy, right?' Torres later said.

3

This year's city budget is an astonishing $6.6 billion — more than twice the budget for the entire state of Idaho — for roughly 800,000 residents." That comparison is so disingenuous.

4

"Rent Control" is something that specifically applies to residents occupying a unit prior to a specific day in 1971 and their qualified heirs.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use residents in a sentence?

In actuality, the point is to ensure that long-time residents will not be swiftly priced out of their communities.

What does residents mean?

A person, animal or plant living at a certain location or in a certain area.

What part of speech is residents?

residents is commonly used as noun.