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

The news business has been occupying that gray zone for a long time, a place where the rules, both legal and market-based, shift constantly.

From Slate • Jun. 14, 2019

Fordyce, the Casa Dorinda resident, said he has been occupying his time in the exercise room.

From Washington Post • Dec. 15, 2017

M. Chevillard is more attracted by pure music than Lamoureux was; and he rightly finds that dramatic music has been occupying too large a place in Parisian concerts.

From Musicians of To-Day by Blaiklock, Mary