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How to use residence in a sentence

40 example sentences · noun

Residence means the place where one lives (resides); one's home. Example: “After moving to London, I took up residence in a two-bedroom flat.”

More sentences with residence

  • After moving to London, I took up residence in a two-bedroom flat.From the entry take up residence
  • His prior residence was smaller than his current one.From the entry prior
  • No expense was spared in making it a princely residence.From the entry princely
  • The residence was sold with fixtures and fittings.From the entry fixture
  • Two more people were found dead at a residence that police believe is connected to the incident.2025 February 11, “9 killed, 25 injured in mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C.”, in CBC News, archived from the original on 11 Feb 2026. From the entry Tumbler Ridge
  • It’s possible that some microbes don’t just take up residence in tumors but help them grow.2022 September 29, Carl Zimmer, “A New Approach to Spotting Tumors: Look for Their Microbes”, in The New York Times, archived from the…. From the entry tumor
  • In this way we document the states and counties of residence of the Anishinaabe population.2022 May 5, Arland Thornton, Alphonse Pitawanakwat, Eric Hemenway, Lindsey Willow Smith, Linda Young DeMarco, Anishinaabe Geography in the…. From the entry Potawatomi
  • The two young divinities share similar names, and an identical residence (Vaiśravaṇa’s Palace).2014, Meir Shahar, “Indian mythology and the Chinese imagination”, in John Kieschnick, Meir Shahar, editors, India in the Chinese…. From the entry Vaisravana
  • Nikolaus von Falkenhorst, who, it is rumored, refused to allow one Quislingist in his residence.2013, Richard Overy, New York Times Book of World War II 1939-1945. From the entry quislingist
  • 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
  • There is some uxorilocal residence, though its frequency is not estimated.2003 January, Paul Proulx, “Desano Grammar: Studies in the Languages of Colombia 6. By Marion Miller. Summer Institute of Linguistics and…. From the entry ubicate
  • Self-exile to a convent residence was the traditionally dignified solution for an injured wife of her class.2000, Laurence L. Bongie, Sade: A Biographical Essay, page 212. From the entry self-exile
  • Elihu Neff's residence, in this township, and there was no accounting for the whenceness of their coming.1995, John Robert Colombo, Ghost Stories of Ontario, page 39. From the entry whenceness
  • The Houstonian Hotel, President Bush's nominal Texas residence, is in bankruptcy.1992 August 13, Roberto Suro, “THE 1992 CAMPAIGN: Convention City; In No Mood to Party, Houston Awaits the G.O.P.”, in The New York Times…. From the entry Houstonian
  • A reeve shows her readiness to copulate by crouching in a particular residence.1986, Desmond Nethersole-Thompson, Maimie Nethersole-Thompson, “New or Returning Waders”, in Waders: Their Breeding, Haunts and Watchers…. From the entry ruff
  • There are long waiting lists, too, for group residences, dormitorylike homes run by nonprofit and for-profit organizations.1986 July 17, Janet Elder, “FOR MENTALLY RETARDED ADULTS, CHALLENGES OF DAY-TO-DAY LIFE”, in New York Times. From the entry dormitorylike
  • Or is it that foetuses, and they alone, require wombly residence in order to survive?1978, John Hayden Woods, Engineered Death. From the entry wombly
  • To assess this hypothesis, the urbanicity of a boy's place of residence was run against enlistment.1972, Jerome Johnston, Jerald Bachman, Young Men and Military Service. From the entry urbanicity
  • It passes the Kulou district, an area of parks and residences, and Hsinchiehkow, the central business district.[1972, Theodore Shabad, “The Lower Yangtze Plain”, in China's Changing Map, New York: Frederick A. Praeger, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 140. From the entry Gulou
  • Here, on the Island Below the Sea, the loa have their permanent residence, their primal location.1953, Maya Deren, Divine Horsemen, McPherson & Company, published 2004, page 36. From the entry loa
  • FLATS, Rooms to LET; suit gentlefolk, business people; adults; detached residence; decoratable—Rosecliffe, Saltash.1941 April 5, The Western Morning News, number 25,350, page 4. From the entry decoratable
  • What might be the name of this erigible or erected residence?1922 February 2, James Joyce, “[Episode 17: Ithaca]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC, part III [Nostos], page 667. From the entry erigible
  • Natemeyer and little daughter, Joanetta, of Nebraska, are guests at the William Shaffer residence.1919 June 3, Mary E. Read, “[Personal and Society] Our Card Basket”, in The News-Herald, 43rd year, number 13,220, Franklin, Pa., →OCLC…. From the entry Joanetta
  • Chadwick (54), though a Massachusettsian by birth, residence, and position is not so by preordination.1916, Charles Villiers Stanford, A History of Music, The Macmillan Company, page 324. From the entry Massachusettsian
  • Trump’s private club and residence at Mar-a-Lago.2025 July 19, Alan Feuer, Matthew Goldstein, “Inside the Long Friendship Between Trump and Epstein”, in The New York Times, New York…. From the entry boldface
  • Wiltshire actually comes from Wiltonshire, for Wilton was once a county town, royal residence and bishopric - a place of significance.2023 June 28, Stephen Roberts, “Bradshaw's Britain: Alton to Exeter”, in RAIL, number 986, page 59. From the entry bishopric
  • Most of them won’t take up residence in our bodies.2022 September 29, Carl Zimmer, “A New Approach to Spotting Tumors: Look for Their Microbes”, in The New York Times. From the entry hitchhike
  • Some of the places are being opened for the first time, such as the former residence of Jhang Syue-liang (張學良).2022 August 7, Lyla Liu, “Creative Expo Taiwan features ocean party, foot bath, and Formosa ice shop”, in Taiwan News, →ISSN, →OCLC…. From the entry Jhang
  • In his past two free agencies, James joined a team with another superstar in residence, and another star came with him.2018 June 9, Brian Windhorst, “Get ready: Superteams and superstars can recruit LeBron again”, in ESPN. From the entry free agency
  • The crowd surrounded Hsieh Chen’s official residence on March 3.2018, Chun-ying (吳俊瑩) Wu, “二二八事件在臺東 [The February 28 Incident in Taitung]”, in 台灣文獻, volume 69, number 4, archived from the original on 26…. From the entry Peinan
  • Before the morning departure, journalists outside the embassy compound saw people leaving the residences, placing luggage on trucks.2018 April 5, Associated Press, “Buses leave U.S. Embassy on expulsion deadline day”, in Honolulu Star-Advertiser, 137th year, number 64…. From the entry pet-carrier
  • Officers said they heard a gunshot from inside the residence.2017 August 20, “Taiwan News Quick Take”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 19 Aug 2017, Taiwan News, page 3. From the entry kinning
  • Predictors for better SRH knowledge were higher age, urban residence, postschool education, and so forth among study participants.2015 August 6, Jitendra Kumar Meena et al., “Sexual and Reproductive Health: Knowledge, Attitude, and Perceptions among Young Unmarried…. From the entry postschool
  • The architect was besieged by commissions to create luxurious residences.2008 November 11, Nicholas Fox Weber, Le Corbusier, Knopf, →ISBN, page 317. From the entry ride the crest of the wave
  • The Wednesday afternoon ladies' prayer group, which met at the presidential residence in Shihlin, became a tradition that lasted decades.2006, Laura Tyson Li, “The Resurrection”, in Madame Chiang Kai-shek: China's Eternal First Lady, 1st edition, New York: Atlantic Monthly…. From the entry Shihlin
  • The gates, towers, walls and most Leónese residences were destroyed.2003, Marilyn Ekdahl Ravicz, “Murder to the Murderer Is No Such Ruinous Thought”, in Requiem for Córdoba, [Bloomington, Ind.]: Xlibris…. From the entry Leónese
  • They reside in castles and watchtowers along the English-Scottish border, but will move their residence to avoid detection.2002, Cecilia Dart-Thornton, The Ill-Made Mute: The Bitterbynde. From the entry watchtower
  • Residences of a development named Hilltop Place mimic wooden farmhouses with barns attached, painted gray to look paintless but remain tidy.2000, Donald Hall, Here at Eagle Pond. From the entry paintless
  • Your residence in a perpendicular universe is once more confirmed.1999 December 11, James R. Olson, jr, “Re: left and right”, in hawaii.politics (Usenet), message-ID <3852b3eb.41638569@news.lava.net>. From the entry perpendicular universe
  • She visited the monastery of Tashilumpo, now called Jih-k’a-tse, which is the residence of the panchen Lama, the secondranking Tibetan lama.1996, “Alexandra David-Neel”, in Peggy Saari, editor, Prominent Women of the 20th Century, volume 2, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 276. From the entry Jih-k'a-tse

Meaning of residence

  1. noun The place where one lives (resides); one's home.
  2. noun A building or portion thereof used as a home, such as a house or an apartment therein.
  3. noun The place where a corporation is established.

Full definition of residence

Questions about residence in a sentence

How do you use residence in a sentence?
Residence is used as a noun. For example: “After moving to London, I took up residence in a two-bedroom flat.”
What is a short sentence with residence?
“Trump’s private club and residence at Mar-a-Lago.”
What does residence mean?
Residence means the place where one lives (resides); one's home.

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