occupy
Example Sentences
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The combined experimental and computational findings showed that sodium does more than simply occupy empty spaces inside the material.
From Science Daily • May 22, 2026
Land ownership in Barbuda is collective, meaning that individual citizens have the right to occupy a plot of land by applying for a lease, but technically, they do not privately own it.
From BBC • May 20, 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
Returning with Sudeikis are Hannah Waddingham, Juno Temple, Brett Goldstein, Brendan Hunt and Jeremy Swift, in whatever new roles their characters might now occupy.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
She had wanted him to make her feel justified, solidify her right to self-pity, encourage her to occupy a larger portion of the moral high ground.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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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