occupying

Example Sentences

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At the time, he was perceived as occupying the party’s far-right fringe.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

An example comes from how investors react to midterm elections when, as is often the case, the political party occupying the White House loses seats in Congress.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

Schulz was an illustrator as well as a writer, and before he was murdered during the war he was forced to paint a bedroom mural for an occupying Nazi officer in what is now Ukraine.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Bose-Einstein Condensates are another, with ultracold atoms occupying the same quantum state.

From Science Daily • May 9, 2026

When Caesar stayed with Cleopatra in Alexandria, his role had been that of a general in charge of an occupying army.

From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby