occupy
verb (used with object)
to take or fill up (space, time, etc.).
has occupied
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present perfectof occupy (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Despite AI stocks taking the role that cryptocurrency has occupied in recent years—a high-risk source for exponential growth— cryptocurrency hasn’t been forgotten.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Henry Pollock, who has occupied column inches and mental space in South Africa in the build-up, was introduced to a chorus of jeers with a little over 20 minutes to go.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
“I wasn’t expecting an offer or anything,” Conlon said recently in the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion office he has occupied for 20 years and laden with mementos soon to be boxed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
It is the first time in the history of Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council and Warwickshire County Council that someone has occupied both leadership roles on a permanent basis.
From BBC ● May 20, 2026
The United States, which has occupied the Philippines since the Spanish-American War in 1898, is one of those enemies.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
