occupy
verb (used with object)
to take or fill up (space, time, etc.).
was occupying
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past progressiveof occupy.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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No one was occupying cabin 10, Lo is told.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2025
The very genre she was occupying told the story of a region that, like Selena herself, had been shaped by multiple cultures.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 31, 2025
The BBC has followed her story for more than five months as the NHS trust took costly High Court action against her, to have her evicted from the hospital bed she was occupying.
From BBC ● Feb. 8, 2025
My wife didn’t need to ask what anguish was occupying my mind.
From Slate ● Feb. 4, 2025
Eye stood up at the table he was occupying, far from the window.
From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer
