occupy
verb (used with object)
to take or fill up (space, time, etc.).
have occupied
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present perfectof occupy.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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In addition, the editorial team was "told that we are being evicted from the building we have occupied for 30 years".
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
Taylor & Byrne is new, all glass and light; Cathcarts is dark wood and padded chairs; one assumes that earlier teams have occupied the space going back a century or more.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Five different people have occupied No 10 since 2016 - three in the space of just over three years, and one for just 49 days.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
The author argues that these particles may have been among the most effective MN-zymes and could have occupied a central place in the evolutionary history of nanozymes during the OoL on Earth.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 10, 2026
Since 1947, although the adults have occupied the nest and there is evidence of egg laying, no young eagles have been produced.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
