Example sentences for: occupied

How can you use “occupied” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • The Turks finally occupied Buda in 1541 and stayed there for almost a century and a half, achieving and bequeathing little of note except, of course, their baths.

  • After it was rebuilt, it was occupied by French troops during the Peninsular War, who left behind a souvenir of their stay — the cannons that are now displayed along the promenade of the Paseo Marítimo.

  • The new US Embassy is being built nearby, on land originally occupied by that country’s pre-war embassy, and a large stretch of ground leading towards Potsdamer Platz has been designated as the site of a memorial to the victims of the Holocaust.

  • The westernmost territory of Europe was highly prized by North African Moors, who occupied it from the eighth to the 13th centuries.

  • Occupied by the British in the 18th century, Menorca remains hugely popular with English package tourists, retirees, and vacation homeowners.


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