Example Sentences

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The parade is a spectacle in itself, but attention is also focused on who is occupying the most prominent seats at the ceremony.

From BBC • Jan. 24, 2026

"Italians have eaten everything because Italy is occupying us again, this time for good," the waiter joked, while explaining to a local diner the limited choices left for a meal.

From Reuters • Aug. 23, 2023

“The whole narrative and collective conversation around disinformation is occupying such a big space that it is more impactful than the actual operation being carried out.”

From Washington Post • Feb. 16, 2023

Using artificial intelligence that draws data from those digital images, the system then marks ‌‌the start and end time of when a vehicle is occupying a space.

From New York Times • Aug. 24, 2022

I thoroughly sympathise with the recent protest from military men in the Spectator about the "Military Babu," who is occupying an ever larger and larger place in the life of the Army.

From War Letters of a Public-School Boy by Jones, Henry Paul Mainwaring