occupied

the workers occupied the factory.

a lecture that occupied three hours.

occupied himself with sculpting.

her mind was occupied with alarming questions.

Israel's settlement of immigrants in the occupied territories.

Enemy troops occupied the country.

He occupied himself in collecting stamps.

He was occupied in writing letters.

The statesman is much occupied with affairs of state.

He was occupied in translating an English novel.

They occupied the city without striking a blow.

She occupied all his waking thoughts.

they barricaded the building and occupied it all night.

two long windows occupied almost the whole of the end wall.

Sarah occupied herself taking the coffee cups over to the sink.

She sometimes occupied her blank days with sewing.