How to Use rental in a Sentence

rental

1 of 2 noun
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  • The movie is available for rental.
  • Boat rentals are available on the island.
  • I had a rental while my car was being repaired.
  • There are restrictions against rentals to people with pets.
  • Book a rental in Rockport to stay just steps from the sand.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 1 Dec. 2023
  • But many of the short-term whole apartment rentals that Airbnb was known for are gone.
    — Amanda Hoover, WIRED, 20 Dec. 2023
  • But a few weeks ago, the city passed a ban on most short-term rentals in Dallas.
    — Jason Beeferman, Dallas News, 6 July 2023
  • The house was being used as a short-term rental, police said.
    — Lauren J. Mapp, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Oct. 2023
  • Tiffany Teruya is among the lucky ones who found a two-bedroom rental to stay in with her 13-year-old son.
    — Audrey McAvoy, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2023
  • Click here to see more photos of this Water Mill rental.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 15 Mar. 2024
  • Golf carts and scooter rentals are available all over Playa Norte.
    — Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 12 July 2023
  • The rental comes with a butler and all the ski essentials and equipment needed for the snowy season.
    — Stacey Lastoe, Robb Report, 28 Dec. 2023
  • The one place the team found vacation rentals to be cheaper than hotels?
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 19 Sep. 2023
  • The super-rich aren’t just snapping up rentals in London Town, though.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 27 Nov. 2023
  • The six lanes made of reclaimed wood are open seven days a week, and ball and shoe rentals are included.
    — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 5 Aug. 2023
  • Vail Mountain’s Chair 20 sits right outside of the ski rental shop, but the terrain is too advanced for novice skiers.
    — Essence, 11 Mar. 2024
  • Watch it online as a rental for $20, or purchase a digital download of the film for $25.
    — Rudie Obias, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Jan. 2024
  • That was expected to boost revenue for the county from a tax on hotel stays and short-term rentals.
    — Teo Armus, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2023
  • The internet is jammed with warnings about vacation rental rip-offs and tips on how to stay clear of them.
    — Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 17 July 2023
  • Car rentals and meat products also saw steep declines from a year ago.
    — Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 11 May 2023
  • The Brentwood tenant who did not pay rent for her luxury Airbnb rental for 570 days has moved out.
    — Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2023
  • The fiercest critics of short-term rentals don’t believe the platforms can put a stop to parties or rogue rentals in general.
    — Amanda Hoover, WIRED, 12 July 2023
  • There are three subscription tiers: return the car anytime (pretty much a rental), a six-month term or a 13-month term.
    — Lawrence Hodge / Jalopnik, Quartz, 1 Apr. 2024
  • Hourly rentals are also available for birthdays or a group of friends who want to plan a pickup soccer game.
    — Claudia Levens, Journal Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2024
  • Court rental all day Saturdays and Sundays: $45 per hour.
    — The Arizona Republic, 5 Aug. 2023
  • In a couple of instances, house parties at short-term rentals even ended in gunfire.
    — Marcus Reichley, The Arizona Republic, 6 Mar. 2024
  • Airbnb says short-term home rentals help the city’s tourism economy, especially in parts of the city where there are few hotels.
    — Mihir Zaveri, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Sep. 2023
  • Housing supply is increasing in rentals, but that could be short-lived.
    — Jim Tankersley, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2024
  • Urban rentals had the lowest potential revenue among the three types of housing.
    — Michael Kolomatsky, New York Times, 25 May 2023
  • Located in the central part of the state about an hour from Richmond, the park offers a boat launch, fishing pier, boat rentals, archery range, and playgrounds.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 26 Sep. 2023
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rental

2 of 2 adjective
  • The rental agreement for the car showed that it was rented by a man named Luis Rivera.
    — Alison Lynn, ABC News, 10 Nov. 2023
  • The rental payments then are given to the investors who purchased the bonds.
    — Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Sep. 2023
  • Hotels are booked, campgrounds are full and rental cars are nowhere to be found around the April 8 event.
    — Abha Bhattarai, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024
  • The rental fee was $19.89, the year of her birthday (and also one of her studio albums).
    — Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 7 Feb. 2024
  • Some of the folks who rack their rental bikes next to his encampment give him their coats or blankets.
    — Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 21 Dec. 2023
  • Grossman says she’s seen the short-term rental market pick up steam on places like Facebook since the ban.
    — Amanda Hoover, WIRED, 9 Oct. 2023
  • After the war, the building was turned into rental apartments.
    — Hope Hodge Seck, Washington Post, 22 Nov. 2023
  • That marks the third straight quarter that the rental operator was a net seller.
    — Lance Lambert, Fortune, 27 July 2023
  • And for many, the rental market is more frightening than the construction next door.
    — Curbed, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Denver has more than 850 paved trails that can be explored on a rental bike (available through Lyft and Lime).
    — Amiee White Beazley, Travel + Leisure, 16 Jan. 2024
  • The same can be said for the Friends two-bedroom apartment which was turned into a rental space in partnership with Booking.com in 2021.
    — Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 29 Dec. 2023
  • The troop presence overwhelmed local hotels and sent the rental market sky-high.
    — Nick Miroff, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2024
  • In Boston, the rental vacancy rate was a very tight 2.6% at the end of last year, according to the Census Bureau.
    — Anna Bahney, CNN, 19 Feb. 2024
  • Around 80% of the battery electric cars are Teslas at the company, and EVs make up around 11% of Hertz’s total rental fleet.
    — Eden Villalovas, Washington Examiner, 12 Jan. 2024
  • Chances are your local hardware store has rental options as well.
    — Melissa Breyer, Treehugger, 7 June 2023
  • Policies like this, the report said, will penalize 80% of Black households and half the rental market writ large.
    — Indianapolis Star, The Indianapolis Star, 7 June 2023
  • The victim had a rental car that had been parked in the lot for the Hampton Inn when the catalytic converter was cut from the bottom of the vehicle.
    — cleveland, 19 Aug. 2023
  • The family, there on vacation, had to abandon their rental car and jump into the ocean to save themselves.
    — Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN, 16 Aug. 2023
  • The first program to launch will be for emergency rental assistance, opening in less than a month on Sept. 19.
    — Eden Villalovas, Washington Examiner, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Compared with the owners of co-ops and condos, the owners of rental buildings pay much higher taxes.
    — Camille Baker, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2024
  • But the nonprofit will provide the rental assistance only if the court first agrees to return her kids — and the court has not made such an agreement.
    — Stephannie Stokes, ProPublica, 18 Jan. 2024
  • Viewers watched the encounter unfold via cameras pointed at a sofa in a rental unit.
    — Olivia Balsamo, NBC News, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Under the proposal, the police permit would be issued to the operator of the short-term rental unit.
    — Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2023
  • The site, which houses recreational rental items, was not open for business Monday.
    — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Oct. 2023
  • Non residents can stay overnight at the naturist hotel, camp ground or rental units.
    — Joe Yogerst, CNN, 29 May 2023
  • Adding to their challenge, Mr. McKeon said, are the fake rental listings, posted by scammers, that must be rooted out.
    — Jenna Russell Sophie Park, New York Times, 28 May 2023
  • North of Ninth Street, luxury condo and rental buildings were shooting into the sky.
    — Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2024
  • The first is technical: The government’s data is based on a monthly survey of thousands of rental units.
    — Ben Casselman, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2024
  • Invitation Homes is one of the country’s largest owners of rental houses.
    — Steve Brown, Dallas News, 2 Aug. 2023
  • For the rental car category, National, Alamo, and Enterprise were the top three in both website and apps.
    — Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 21 Oct. 2023

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