occupied

Example Sentences

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There was also the stunning news last month that the Washington National Opera’s board approved a resolution to leave the venue, which it has occupied since 1971.

From Los Angeles Times

In the warmer months, almost every corner of 26th Street was occupied.

From BBC

The largest chair was occupied by a man in his fifties with dark brown skin, a scholar’s gown, and a formidable look of power.

From Literature

I follow him to our darkened compartment, which is already occupied by three sleeping soldiers, a stout nun, and an irritable hen.

From Literature

Throughout the book, elements from a talking fish to a possibly reincarnated dog exist alongside the bleak reality of a country so downtrodden and occupied that even its cartography isn’t in its own language.

From Los Angeles Times