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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Sharaa denied any intention to intervene militarily in Lebanon, which Syria had occupied for decades under the Assads.
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
Entire military communities such as Schweinfurt, Fulda and Giessen withdrew, and the land they had occupied was handed back to Germany.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 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
She lived alone in Tahitian Terrace, a hillside mobile home park where, until January, she had occupied the same rented plot on Samoa Way since around 1967.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2025
Meanwhile, the chairs that the Incorrigible children had occupied during dinner seemed to grow emptier by the minute.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
