become occupied

Frequency: 7.045.2 per million words

to start being used or busy

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Examples (10)

  • She quickly became occupied with her new responsibilities at work.
  • The bathroom became occupied as soon as we arrived at the venue.
  • His mind became occupied with worry about the future.
  • The empty seats rapidly became occupied by the incoming crowd.
  • I became occupied with urgent matters and couldn't answer the phone.
  • The territory became occupied by enemy forces overnight.
  • Her weekends became occupied with volunteer activities.
  • The phone line became occupied every time I tried to call.
  • He became occupied in a deep conversation with his colleague.
  • The apartment became occupied after standing vacant for a year.