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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Despite finding no human bones or teeth in the layer, they obtained enough genetic information to determine the ancestry of the people who had occupied the site.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026
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
"It felt like people had occupied Tehran," she said.
From BBC ● Feb. 6, 2026
People who had occupied the carriages in front were already hurrying up the stone steps into the castle.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
