Example Sentences

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I’d compare it to Bizarro World, but Indiana football has occupied Bizarro World for two seasons now.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 10, 2026

The hotel where Moscow says the strike took place lies in Khorly, a Black Sea resort town that the Russian army has occupied since early 2022.

From Barron's • Jan. 2, 2026

Although Russia has occupied most of Luhansk, Ukraine remains in control of about a quarter of Donetsk, including the key cities of Slovyansk and Kramatorsk.

From BBC • Oct. 21, 2025

Coke’s entry into the prebiotic soda wars, which was announced in February, comes with a familiar face: Simply, the juice brand that has occupied grocery store shelves and breakfast tables for decades.

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2025

Aesthetics is, strictly speaking, a branch of philosophy which has occupied thinkers from Plato to the present day.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson