RESIDENT in a Sentence

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202 example sentences for RESIDENT, such as:

1. They have a summer residence in the south.
2. Students must remain in residence during term.
3. Jeff has permanent residence in Canada, but as a U.
4. All the resident young men spoke of her as The Madam.
5. At this day Captain Pollard is a resident of Nantucket.

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 Meanings and Examples of RESIDENT
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
resident
 n.  a person who lives or has home in a place; dweller
Classic Sentence: (139 in 10 pages)
1  But a parish has wants and claims which can be known only by a clergyman constantly resident, and which no proxy can be capable of satisfying to the same extent.
Mansfield Park By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXV
2  This unexpected absence of the only local resident whom Eustacia knew considerably damaged her scheme for an afternoon of reckless gaiety.
Return of the Native By Thomas Hardy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 4: 3 She Goes Out to Battle against Depression
3  "I talked as if Dr. Watson were a resident instead of being merely a visitor," said she.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 7. The Stapletons of Merripit House
4  These with their master and mistress were the sole occupants of Lachine, for the Barclays had no children, nor was it usual for them to have resident visitors.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In VIII. The Adventure of The Crooked Man
5  He came himself to live with me in the character of a resident patient.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In IX. The Adventure of The Resident Patient
6  It must have been the case, then, that the man in the waiting-room had, for some unknown reason, while I was busy with the other, ascended to the room of my resident patient.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In IX. The Adventure of The Resident Patient
7  Mr. Jonas Oldacre is a well known resident of that suburb, where he has carried on his business as a builder for many years.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In II. THE ADVENTURE OF THE NORWOOD BUILDER
8  At this day Captain Pollard is a resident of Nantucket.
Moby Dick By Herman Melville
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 45. The Affidavit.
9  Among the passengers on the boat was a young gentleman of fortune and family, resident in New Orleans, who bore the name of St. Clare.
Uncle Tom's Cabin By Harriet Beecher Stowe
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIV
10  , being, as we have said, a Christian man, and a resident in a free State, felt some uneasiness on the subject.
Uncle Tom's Cabin By Harriet Beecher Stowe
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXX
11  Stowe, then of Lane Seminary, Ohio, with regard to emancipated slaves, now resident in Cincinnati; given to show the capability of the race, even without any very particular assistance or encouragement.
Uncle Tom's Cabin By Harriet Beecher Stowe
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLV
12  Its resident population was made up of clerks from the city.
Dubliners By James Joyce
Context  Highlight   In THE BOARDING HOUSE
13  All the resident young men spoke of her as The Madam.
Dubliners By James Joyce
Context  Highlight   In THE BOARDING HOUSE
14  He resides in a quiet quarter," continued Aramis; "his tastes and his profession require it.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In 9 D'ARTAGNAN SHOWS HIMSELF
15  Madame de Bois-Tracy asked me, for one of her friends who resides in the provinces, I believe, for a trustworthy maid.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In 38 HOW, WITHOUT INCOMMDING HIMSELF, ATHOS PROCURES HIS EQUIPMENT
Example Sentence: (63 in 5 pages)
16  Jeff has permanent residence in Canada, but is still a US citizen.
17  Jeff has permanent residence in Canada, but as a U.
18  Illegal immigrants can regularize their position by obtaining the necessary residence permit.
19  Students must remain in residence during term.
20  They have a summer residence in the south.
21  You have to have proof of residence in the state of Texas, such as a Texas ID card.
22  Rules can differ depending whether the purchase is a residence or an investment.
23  Crowds of fans gathered outside the Bachchan residence in suburban Mumbai as news of the engagement spread.
24  I want to insure my residence, or any accident may ruin the life of family.
25  Two boxes of stereo equipment were stolen from a residence.
26  Although his legal domicile was in New York City, his work kept him away from his residence for many years.
27  He spent most of his time in Rutherglen, where his family resided.
28  Have you been pining for your very own wearable $1,500 Google Glass but weren't sure how you, a regular nondeveloper residing in the United States, could procure one?
29  We've received permission to go ahead with the music festival in spite of opposition from local residents.
30  The road-works caused much complaint among local residents.