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Examples of occupy
occupy
Occupy Wall Street has turned itself into a well-oiled public relations machine.
From the forbes.com
They now occupy the deepest regions of Palmer Deep, between 1400 and 950 metres.
From the newscientist.com
Occupy Nashville members say they're ready to hold their ground and risk arrest.
From the tennessean.com
Why should one particular maritime tragedy occupy such a huge imaginative space?
From the irishtimes.com
The company will occupy 1,495 square feet at 15870 Southwest Freeway, Suite 300.
From the chron.com
Mainline was paying Hillsborough IV $40,000 a month in rent to occupy the space.
From the newsobserver.com
The now-defunct agency never obtained the title and did not occupy the building.
From the jsonline.com
He said it plans to occupy the second floor and sell the first as office condos.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Their drivers occupy five of the top six qualifying positions for Sunday's race.
From the charlotteobserver.com
- Busy: keep busy with; "She busies herself with her butterfly collection"
- Live (in a certain place); "She resides in Princeton"; "he occupies two rooms on the top floor"
- Occupy the whole of; "The liquid fills the container"
- Concern: be on the mind of; "I worry about the second Germanic consonant shift"
- Invade: march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation; "Hitler invaded Poland on September 1, 1939"
- Take: require (time or space); "It took three hours to get to work this morning"; "This event occupied a very short time"
- Absorb: consume all of one's attention or time; "Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely"
- Fill: assume, as of positions or roles; "She took the job as director of development"; "he occupies the position of manager"; "the young prince will soon occupy the throne"
- (occupied) held or filled or in use; "she keeps her time well occupied"; "the wc is occupied"
