100 Examples of sentences containing the verb "occupy"

Definition

The verb occupy means to take up space or time, to reside in or fill a particular area, or to engage someone’s attention or thoughts. It can also refer to the act of holding or possessing a position, role, or territory.

Synonyms

• inhabit
• reside
• fill
• engage
• control
• possess
• take up
• hold
• command
• dominate

Antonyms

• vacate
• leave
• relinquish
• abandon
• withdraw
• evacuate
• cede

Examples

1. She will occupy the chair during the meeting.
2. The children occupy their time with games and puzzles.
3. The army plans to occupy the strategic position in the region.
4. Please don't occupy my desk while I'm away.
5. The new tenants will occupy the apartment starting next month.
6. He tends to occupy his thoughts with work-related issues.
7. The hotel is fully booked, and no rooms occupy.
8. The project will occupy several weeks of my time.
9. They occupy the top floor of the building.
10. The protesters occupy the square demanding change.
11. The cat loves to occupy the sunny spot on the windowsill.
12. During the summer, the beach tends to occupy a lot of tourists.
13. You should not occupy someone else's space without permission.
14. The meeting room will be occupied until noon.
15. The artist will occupy the gallery for her new exhibit.
16. He tried to occupy his mind with music while studying.
17. The soldiers will occupy the area until further notice.
18. The children were occupying themselves with outdoor activities.
19. This position will occupy a significant part of your day.
20. The furniture will occupy most of the living room.
21. The committee will occupy the next two hours discussing the proposal.
22. The dog likes to occupy the entire couch.
23. We need to occupy ourselves with something productive.
24. The task will occupy her for the entire afternoon.
25. The spaceship will occupy a stable orbit around the planet.
26. The new software will occupy the majority of our computer's memory.
27. She was able to occupy her thoughts with positive affirmations.
28. They plan to occupy the land for agricultural purposes.
29. The volunteers will occupy various roles during the event.
30. The office will be occupied by a new company next month.
31. He will occupy the role of project manager starting next week.
32. The artist's work tends to occupy the imagination of many.
33. The students will occupy the auditorium for the performance.
34. The noise from the construction site will occupy my focus.
35. The park can occupy hundreds of visitors on weekends.
36. The team aims to occupy the leaderboard by the end of the season.
37. I often occupy my weekends with hiking and outdoor adventures.
38. The government will occupy the area until the situation is resolved.
39. The couple decided to occupy their time with a new hobby.
40. The new restaurant will occupy a prime location downtown.
41. The cat always occupies the warmest spot in the house.
42. The meeting will occupy the full hour as planned.
43. He likes to occupy his evenings with reading.
44. The city plans to occupy the space with a new public park.
45. The project will occupy a significant portion of the budget.
46. The tenants will occupy the building for at least a year.
47. I often occupy my mind with thoughts of the future.
48. The school will occupy students with various extracurricular activities.
49. The festival will occupy multiple streets in the downtown area.
50. The new law will occupy the headlines for weeks.
51. The children occupy the playground after school.
52. We should occupy ourselves with more important matters.
53. The furniture will occupy too much space in the small room.
54. She tried to occupy her time productively during the lockdown.
55. The committee will occupy the space in the community center.
56. The cat always manages to occupy the best spot on the couch.
57. The speaker will occupy the podium for the next hour.
58. The new tenants will occupy the unit starting next week.
59. The volunteers will occupy important roles during the event.
60. The concert will occupy the entire evening.
61. The children will occupy their time with art and crafts.
62. The room will be occupied for the next several hours.
63. The new business will occupy the corner lot downtown.
64. I prefer to occupy my mind with positive thoughts.
65. The soldiers were ordered to occupy the territory immediately.
66. The study will occupy a significant part of the research.
67. The dog loves to occupy the shade during the summer.
68. The debate will occupy the council's agenda today.
69. The team will occupy the field for practice.
70. The new facility will occupy a large area of land.
71. The exhibit will occupy the main hall of the museum.
72. The kids occupy themselves with video games after school.
73. The construction will occupy the street for several weeks.
74. The committee aims to occupy its time discussing important issues.
75. The artist will occupy the studio for the entire week.
76. The office will be occupied by a new tenant shortly.
77. The park can occupy a large number of visitors during festivals.
78. The family decided to occupy their summer with road trips.
79. The presentation will occupy the first half of the meeting.
80. The dog likes to occupy the front porch during the day.
81. The volunteers will occupy various stations at the event.
82. The room will be occupied by the conference attendees.
83. The library will occupy the old school building after renovations.
84. I try to occupy my free time with hobbies I love.
85. The store will occupy the space left by the previous tenant.
86. The soldiers were ordered to occupy the area until reinforcements arrived.
87. The meeting will occupy the entire afternoon.
88. The children will occupy themselves with craft projects.
89. The team will occupy the top spot if they win this match.
90. The cat loves to occupy the sunniest spot in the house.
91. The festival will occupy the park for the weekend.
92. The discussion will occupy a significant portion of our time.
93. The new office will occupy a large space in the building.
94. The dog tends to occupy the same spot every afternoon.
95. The volunteers will occupy different roles during the event.
96. The construction will occupy the street for a month.
97. The children enjoyed occupying their time with outdoor games.
98. The artist will occupy the gallery for her show next month.
99. The lecture will occupy the first part of the evening.
100. The committee plans to occupy the space with various activities.