occupy
verb (used with object)
to take or fill up (space, time, etc.).
has been occupying
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present perfect progressiveof occupy (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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England face one of the toughest World Cup pool games there is against France on Saturday, but the record-breaking side is so relaxed that a different crunch match has been occupying their thoughts.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2022
A homeless advocacy group in Washington state has been occupying a Travelodge motel since Christmas Eve and is refusing to pay the bill until the city’s homeless population is guaranteed free, long-term housing.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 30, 2020
Get out of there with your reputation intact, move on to something else, and clear out the space in your brain that employer has been occupying.
From Slate ● Mar. 8, 2020
Fordyce, the Casa Dorinda resident, said he has been occupying his time in the exercise room.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 15, 2017
I am afraid that your other suggestions are not germane to the problem of nucleic acid synthesis and metabolism, a problem that has been occupying all my time.
From On Handling the Data by Mayfield, M. I.
