occupy
Example Sentences
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Microwaves occupy the high-frequency end of the radio spectrum.
From Science Daily • May 21, 2026
She refuses to be drawn when asked if her family occupy mansions in The Gambia, and how they were paid for.
From BBC • May 17, 2026
Gonzalez Ittig believes the virus was always capable of such transmission, suggesting that humans may have begun to occupy a space where rodents already carried the disease.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
Because unless you occupy a very specific income bracket — one I certainly don’t belong to — you’ve probably noticed things feeling tighter lately.
From Salon • May 12, 2026
I quickly turn away, occupy myself again with throwing pebbles.
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
Vocabulary lists containing occupy
The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 2
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The New SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words
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