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How to use denizen in a sentence

26 example sentences · noun, verb

Denizen means an inhabitant of a place; one who dwells in a certain place. Example: “The giant squid is one of many denizens of the deep.”

Examples of denizen by meaning

nounAn inhabitant of a place; one who dwells in a certain place.

  • The giant squid is one of many denizens of the deep.
  • The cries of the gorilla proclaimed that it was in mortal combat with some other denizen of the fierce wood.1912 October, Edgar Rice Burroughs, “Tarzan of the Apes”, in The All-Story, New York, N.Y.: Frank A. Munsey Co., →OCLC; republished as...

nounOne who frequents a place.

  • The denizens of that pub are of the roughest sort.
  • And on first viewing, this week’s jarring retro-Métro-racism seems like a good reason to condemn the denizens of Stamford Bridge.2015 February 20, Russell Brand, “Let’s kick cold profiteering out of football, along with racism”, in The Guardian (London)

nounA person with rights between those of naturalized citizen and resident alien (roughly permanent resident), obtained...

  • Though born in Iceland, he became a denizen of Britain after leaving Oxford.

nounAn animal or plant from a particular range or habitat.

  • The bald eagle is a denizen of the northern part of the state.

verbTo grant rights of citizenship to; to naturalize.

  • He was denizened to Ireland after fleeing his home country.

More sentences with denizen

  • She's a 2nd-level denizen of Dante's Inferno and is a writer in residence at her apartment.2006, Peter A. Balaskas, Silent Voices, page 13. From the entry litzine
  • “Ask any region rat,” said Langbehn, referring to denizens of northwest Indiana.2004 July 1, Illinois Information Service Press Summary, issue. From the entry region rat
  • To his receptive mind the place and its denizens were the acme of high life and pleasuredom.1923, A. J. Howcroft, “Chimney J⸺”, in Tales of a Pennine People, H. C. Lee, Whitehead & Co Ltd, page 168. From the entry pleasuredom
  • Predators of the bristlemouth turn out to include dragon fish and fangtooths, denizens of the abyss with daggerlike teeth.2015 June 29, William J. Broad, “An Ocean Mystery in the Trillions”, in New York Times. From the entry bristlemouth
  • Surely nothing in our evolutionary history suggests that Jennifer Aniston is a permanent denizen of our brain wiring.2014, John Medina, Brain Rules, updated and expanded edition, Pear Press, →ISBN, page 94. From the entry Jennifer Aniston neuron
  • “The denizens do not share your valor, spiritling.2012, James Lowder, Prince of Lies. From the entry spiritling
  • Quail were often kept as pets, and peacocks are for show and often used as watch-fowl in the enclaves where the wealthy asteroidian denizens lived.2021, Bob Freeman, H2LiftShips - Beyond Luna, page 105. From the entry asteroidian
  • Instead of simply being broadcast to or monologed at, denizens of the virtual world are creating conversations and “hive minds” that produce truly collaborative experiences.2009, Douglas Estes, SimChurch: Being the Church in the Virtual World. From the entry monolog
  • Other denizens of the nighttime world made the rounds: winos, crackheads, lush rollers, bone thugs, pennyante drug dealers, homeless derelicts, and crazies.2009, William W. Johnstone, J.A. Johnstone, Revenge of The Dog Team, →ISBN. From the entry lush roller
  • The denizens of the gossipy world of the pink press, purple prose and yellow tabloids are shivering over disputed photographs of Princess Caroline of Monaco.2004 October 4, Doreen Carvajal, “Photo edict muffles gossipy press”, in International Herald Tribune, retrieved 29 Jul 2008. From the entry yellow
  • To make unputdownable an intricate, technical account of the anatomies of worms, and other inconspicuous denizens of a half-billion-year-old sea, is a literary tour-de-force.1990 February 25, Richard Dawkins, “Wonderful Life by Stephen J. Gould [book review]”, in The Sunday Telegraph, London: Telegraph Media…. From the entry unputdownable
  • Stories of “Bigfoot,” an eight-foot denizen of the forest in Northern California’s wild Trinity County, are among the main topics of conversation in that area.1961 July 1, “Big deal”, in Boot and Shoe Recorder, volume 160, number 3, Philadelphia, Pa.: Chilton Company, →OCLC, The Last Word, page…. From the entry bigfoot
  • A meager talent for sketching and crayon work led me to attempt crude picturizations involving the outlandish denizens of my nighted thoughts.1935, Robert Bloch, The Shambler from the Stars. From the entry picturization
  • Granted, most millennial denizens of “Witchblr” are more likely to cleanse their homes with sage, say, or practice mindfulness meditation than to cast a curse on Republican lawmakers.2019 June 7, Tara Isabella Burton, “The Rise of Progressive Occultism”, in The American Interest, volume 15, number 1. From the entry Witchblr
  • I cannot find that the average denizen of the Bowery seems to be greatly impressed by any oratorical or recommendative efforts which may proceed from me.2011, Gerald Gunther, Learned Hand: The Man and the Judge, page 94. From the entry recommendative
  • The five-piece band drew appreciative whoops despite a lackluster performance made up mostly of blandiose romantic ballads in the tradition of such denizens of the pop dustbin as Firefall.1989 September 9, Marty Hughley, “Judds give stellar performance”, in The Oregonian. From the entry blandiose
  • The ground here, it seems, is a mecca for the costive denizens of the Sahel, an unspoiled latrine for Mother Nature and all her feathered, furred and squamate creation.1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin, published 2006, page 45. From the entry squamate
  • Joe shook his head in awe, eyes agog and mouth hanging open as mine once must have hung for the tales of the north woods' legendary denizens.1964, Ken Kesey, Sometimes a Great Notion, page 190. From the entry agog
  • Shimek, who has studied the fossils and argues strongly for the eolian origin, says the shells found at Council Bluffs, Iowa and at other points were denizens of timberclad hills.1908, Geologisches Centralblatt [Geological Review], volume X, Leipzig: VERLAG VON GEBRÜDER BORNTRAEGER, page 104. From the entry timberclad

Meaning of denizen

  1. noun An inhabitant of a place; one who dwells in a certain place.
  2. noun One who frequents a place.
  3. noun A person with rights between those of naturalized citizen and resident alien (roughly permanent resident), obtained through letters patent.

Full definition of denizen

Questions about denizen in a sentence

How do you use denizen in a sentence?
Denizen is used as a noun and verb. For example: “The giant squid is one of many denizens of the deep.”
What is a short sentence with denizen?
““The denizens do not share your valor, spiritling.”
What does denizen mean?
Denizen means an inhabitant of a place; one who dwells in a certain place.

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