Example Sentences

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In March 1944, standing up to anyone—much less the German soldiers who have occupied France for nearly four years—is the furthest thing from 13-year-old Lucas DuBois’s mind.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Several members of Liu's family, including his children, have occupied senior management roles in Giant, although his eldest daughter Liu Li-chu once told the China Times that working with him was "painful".

From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026

For nearly 25 years humans have occupied this football-field-sized laboratory in orbit around the Earth.

From Slate • Feb. 7, 2025

"Jimmy Carter was probably the most intelligent, hard-working and decent man to have occupied the Oval Office in the 20th century," Bird wrote.

From Salon • Dec. 29, 2024

He likes that so many students have occupied it before him.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri