How to Use occupancy in a Sentence

occupancy

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  • Those two events on the same weekend puts the local hotel occupancy rate to 94%, the firm said.
    — Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 10 Feb. 2023
  • The shift follows last month’s full opening of 22.5 miles of high-occupancy toll lanes from the Beltway to Gainesville.
    — Luz Lazo, Washington Post, 3 Dec. 2022
  • The city and Rafiq have been squaring off over the single-room occupancy hotel for more than a decade.
    — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Sep. 2022
  • Maui charges some of the highest hotel and resort rates and occupancies in Hawaii.
    — Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 10 Aug. 2023
  • As has been the case in every new hospital built in San Diego over the past decade, Rady plans to make rooms single occupancy.
    — Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2023
  • Alone in a single-room-occupancy apartment, a man builds a stage from milk crates and cardboard.
    — Elisabeth Vincentelli, New York Times, 5 Dec. 2022
  • The space will be built out by contractor C.G. Schmidt and ready for occupancy in early 2023.
    — Tom Daykin, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2022
  • Plus, thanks to the higher occupancy, this would make for the perfect getaway for a group of friends or family.
    — Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 11 Apr. 2024
  • But even if money is no object, low supply and high occupancy rates mean rentals are hard to find in the Cincinnati area.
    — The Enquirer, 16 July 2023
  • So far, occupancy in newer apartment projects in and around downtown are in the mid-90s or better.
    — Kenneth R. Gosselin, courant.com, 3 Apr. 2022
  • People living in the homes who paid the taxes, signed occupancy agreements and paid a $100 monthly fee could stay in them.
    — David Kelly, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2022
  • Cruise ships can sail at over 100% occupancy when more than two people stay in staterooms.
    — Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The city can contest the existence of a housing structure but cannot challenge the occupancy of the structure.
    — Kristi Tanner, Detroit Free Press, 26 July 2022
  • That would place Mission Viejo as the fourth-highest transient occupancy tax in the county.
    — Annika Bahnsen, Orange County Register, 19 June 2024
  • Last week’s data showed that Friday was the lowest day of occupancy and Tuesday was the highest.
    — Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 3 Feb. 2023
  • In June, Chicago reported record-breaking hotel occupancy over the weekend the Eras Tour came to the city.
    — Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
  • Wood said there are a few vacancies there, but the property is close to full occupancy.
    — Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune, 13 Oct. 2022
  • For him, the costs of financing and construction wipe out the upside of high occupancy rates and rising rents.
    — Lydia Depillis, New York Times, 27 Sep. 2022
  • Office occupancy rates will foretell whether the work-from-home movement sticks or not.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2023
  • Astroworld wasn’t required to have an occupancy permit for the event.
    — Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 20 Apr. 2022
  • At a minimum, Trump should get about an extra year of occupancy from Tiffany.
    — Dan Alexander, Forbes, 11 June 2022
  • In March, as the occupancy rate stood at about 79 percent, Donald pledged to raise it 10 percentage points by the end of September.
    — Steve Thompson, Washington Post, 29 Nov. 2022
  • Not all cruise lines are discounting fares to pump up occupancy.
    — Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel, 6 Oct. 2022
  • Now, though, hotel occupancy is expected at more than 90% for the weeks of the tournament.
    — Rory Jones, WSJ, 22 Nov. 2022
  • Last month, a case in Texas made headlines after a pregnant woman was pulled over for driving alone in a high-occupancy lane.
    — María Luisa Paúl, Washington Post, 3 Aug. 2022
  • While the resort won’t open until 2025, many of the private residences are now complete and ready for occupancy.
    — Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 25 Mar. 2024
  • There are only 43 rooms, meaning even at full occupancy, there are under 90 guests at all times.
    — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 20 June 2024
  • Be sure to stay up to date on the rent and occupancy levels and get second opinions on the stability of interest rates.
    — Lee Kiser, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2023
  • The decrease in gross margin was due to negative impacts from product rate and occupancy costs.
    — Quartz Bot, Quartz, 27 Nov. 2024
  • Limited availability of good real estate has helped Simon to keep rents and occupancy levels high.
    — David Moin, WWD, 17 Dec. 2024

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