occupy

Example Sentences

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This is especially true of a highly-respected organization such as Gallup, which has, for almost nine decades, occupied an outsized role in American political life.

From Salon

He moved his operation way out to Burbank, to land now occupied by Warner Bros. studios.

From Los Angeles Times

Often described as India's first English-language feature, Annie occupies a singular place in the country's cinema history: local in texture yet cosmopolitan in voice; modest in scale yet exacting in its writing.

From BBC

In the mountains surrounding the city, more than 400 firework manufacturers occupy strictly regulated factories, where workshops are topped with lightning rods.

From Barron's

To keep herself occupied, Lyudmila volunteers for an organisation sewing camouflage gear for soldiers.

From Barron's