'occupy' in a sentence
Learn how to use 'occupy' with 20 example sentences.
- occupy verb
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: keep busy with
: live (in a certain place)
: occupy the whole of
: be on the mind of
: march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation
: require (time or space)
: consume all of one's attention or time
: assume, as of positions or roles
Two bodies cannot occupy the same place in space.
The armed forces occupied the entire territory.
East Jerusalem hadn't been occupied when I was born.
This giant table occupies the entire room.
All the seats are occupied.
Land occupies the minor portion of the earth's surface.
The meeting room is occupied at the moment.
The house is not occupied now.
I hope this seat is not occupied.
Books occupy most of his room.
Our army occupied this region without a fight.
The rooms are all occupied.
She was occupied with household work.
I'm occupied at the moment.
The tower occupied a prominent spot on the ridge.
Try to keep him occupied.
The fitting room is occupied.
It is apparently fine to think that I might occupy the throne.
The children occupied the large and spacious classroom.
During that winter, writing occupied most of my free time.