How to Use occupy in a Sentence

occupy

verb
Definition of occupynext
Synonyms for occupynext
  • They occupy the room next to ours.
  • They have occupied the apartment for three years.
  • Their house occupies a beautiful spot next to the ocean.
  • They own another house that they occupy only three months out of the year.
  • Much of our time is occupied by answering questions from our customers.
  • These questions have continued to occupy her mind.
  • This region was once almost completely occupied by forests.
  • She occupies the house that her grandfather built 50 years ago.
  • The family moved to Rome in the mid-1930s and was threatened when the Nazis occupied the city.
    — Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Dec. 2023
  • The film tracks the fate of the Polish players, some of whom are Jewish, as the Nazis occupy Poland.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 22 Feb. 2024
  • All were too occupied to attend his games, so Sanders learned to win the affection of the crowd.
    — Zach Helfand, The New Yorker, 11 Nov. 2023
  • In the vast and murky landscape of lace-ups, oxfords occupy the most formal spot.
    — Isaiah Freeman-Schub, Robb Report, 7 Dec. 2023
  • Potala Palace occupies a hill overlooking the city and requires a steep climb just to reach the front door.
    — Jordan Riefe, Robb Report, 29 Jan. 2024
  • Back then, the long journey westward was just a means of occupying our time after the sun went down.
    — WIRED, 14 June 2023
  • There were 63 precincts where most housing units are occupied by renters.
    — Theresa Clift, Sacramento Bee, 26 Mar. 2024
  • Too early to care There’s plenty to keep investors occupied at the moment: When will the Fed lower the base rate?
    — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 28 Jan. 2024
  • Police said the freezer was not on at the time the body was discovered and the home had not been occupied since February 2023.
    — Francisco Guzman, USA TODAY, 10 July 2023
  • What better time to invest in some things to keep you occupied inside?
    — WIRED, 21 Sep. 2023
  • In just a day, the dozens of vendors who had occupied the bridge were simply replaced by tourists hoping to get the perfect shot.
    — The Brooklyn Bridge, Curbed, 3 Jan. 2024
  • After his death, it was occupied by Prince George, Duke of Cambridge.
    — Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 10 Apr. 2024
  • There’s another spot for soaking, too, with a large Jacuzzi occupying pride of place on the fly deck.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 8 June 2023
  • Nearly half the shelf space in the store is occupied by the multiple brands under the H-E-B umbrella.
    — Noah Alcala Bach, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Apr. 2024
  • The space will now be occupied by an expansion of The Charles, a Wethersfield restaurant, that could open later this year.
    — Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 17 Jan. 2024
  • Russian forces occupied the town for six months last year before Ukraine took it back roughly a year ago.
    — Serhii Korolchuk, Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2023
  • The horizontal spreading and deep roots can occupy enough space that weeds cannot sprout.
    — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 9 Apr. 2024
  • The guest apartment, which has its own entrance, occupies the ground level.
    — Angela Serratore, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2024
  • Russian soldiers shelled the village and then occupied it.
    — Yurii Shyvala, New York Times, 3 Aug. 2023
  • Rafah is the last major population center in Gaza not occupied by the IDF.
    — Amir Tal and Mick Krever, CNN, 9 Feb. 2024
  • The two rows behind him were occupied by young military cadets in uniform.
    — Paul Tough, New York Times, 17 Mar. 2024
  • The central zone of the apartment is occupied with each of the couple's preoccupations.
    — Kimberley Mok, Treehugger, 6 June 2023

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