The empty space was the place where the desk's usual occupant sat.

Presumably one of them was the usual occupant of the room.

When he'd downed enough chicory to feel his senses straighten, Flint looked about and noticed that the house sounded empty, its usual occupants apparently having al- ready gone about their day.

Then she noticed that the saying was missing its usual occupant.

Before I explain, you probably want to know if Neil Genzlinger, one of the usual occupants of this space, is still kicking.

Their usual occupants would never see the inside of the Kremlin again.

But the station was locked and empty; its usual occupants, Engine Company 24 and Ladder Company 5, had gone to the Trade Center.

Brianna referred to it as the maternity ward, since the usual occupants were imminently expectant mares, cows, or sows.

In the absence of the usual occupant of that office, the stadtholder of Holland, the question was who would now fill it.

In the middle of the night, a naked young woman gets into the bed and makes love to him in the dark, mistaking him for the bed's usual occupant.