occupy
verb (used with object)
to take or fill up (space, time, etc.).
had occupied
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past perfectof occupy.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Roh operates the Art Center Nabi, South Korea’s first media-art museum, which had occupied a floor of SK’s downtown headquarters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Sharaa denied any intention to intervene militarily in Lebanon, which Syria had occupied for decades under the Assads.
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
The findings, published in Communications Earth & Environment, indicate that these early humans left Liang Bua, a cave they had occupied for roughly 140,000 years, during a prolonged drought that stretched across thousands of years.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 19, 2026
Rather than sticking to the rural, Southern indie-rock sound that had occupied their first two projects, they pivoted toward more contemporary influences.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2025
The hundreds gathered to see the departure of the brigade stood about gazing at the empty space they had occupied.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
