occupier

Example Sentences

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The book’s protagonist is Frank Friedmaier, a 19-year-old resident of an unidentified country ruled by foreign occupiers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

"Great civilizations outlast even the most vicious occupiers."

From Barron's • Mar. 28, 2026

Archives recount how former occupiers in the 20th Century used to remove their shoes to wade back and forth to the mainland.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026

When federal agents moved in to remove the last occupiers in 1971, officials had plans to bulldoze the entire thing.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2025

Were the Ptolemies in essence colonial occupiers and exploiters, bent on wringing the last drachma and obol from a captive land regardless of the consequences?

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro