only occupant

collocation in English

meaningsofonlyandoccupant

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only
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈəʊn.li/us
/ˈoʊn.li/
used to show that there is a single one or very few of something, or that there are ...
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occupant
noun[C]
uk
/ˈɒk.jə.pənt/us
/ˈɑː.kjə.pənt/
a person who lives or works in a room ...
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(Definition ofonlyandoccupantfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofonly occupant

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As the fire occurred when theonlyoccupantof the house was asleep, it was not perceived until it had got a thoroughly good hold.
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Casualties in cars are untypical when theonlyoccupantis the driver.
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For years the house had been deserted, it'sonlyoccupantbeing the butler.
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He had informed the landlord that "the muckle deil had got into his pouch and was itsonlyoccupant".
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He was theonlyoccupantof the vehicle that was stopped.
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Northwest was theonlyoccupantof the four story headquarters building.
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Ashwin's gang decides to rob a house whoseonlyoccupantis an old man.
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Powell was now theonlyoccupantof the balloon.
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Denver was theonlyoccupantof the aircraft.
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They are the only occupants.
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Much of the problem concerns people's mindset and their desire to drive cars, to own more cars and to drive vehicles in which they are the only occupants.
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The only occupants listed were a duck and a sheep.
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They are the island's only occupants, and survive by farming.
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The only occupants of the caf are three middle-aged men, supposedly businessmen, who are accompanied by a young woman.
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