Examples of 'occupied the island' in a sentence

Meaning of "occupied the island"

Indicates that someone or something took control or possession of the island

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occupied the island
Marine personnel occupied the island.
British forces occupied the island in 1915, but sovereignty was deliberately left indeterminate.
Union military forces soon occupied the island.
Japan occupied the island.
Aristocratic land and slave owners occupied the island.
Japanese troops then occupied the island and constructed a temporary lighthouse and a radio station.
The PLA troops immediately occupied the island.
The Slavs, those who occupied the island during the middle ages, named the island Hvar.
From then on, no foreign power occupied the island.
The Germans occupied the Island for 4 years.
It was given by the French who occupied the island 
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The Indians occupied the island for 18 months.
Six days later, the British occupied the island.
Davout 's troops had occupied the island since the night of 20 December.
According to the Hawaiian legends, man-eating spirits occupied the island before that time.
Portuguese explorers occupied the island of Male ( current capital ) in the 16th century.
The courted diadoch came to Corcyra, married Lanassa and occupied the island.
Finnish coastal forces occupied the island soon after.
After Portugal ended its colonial rule, Indonesia invaded and occupied the island.
The Nationalist occupied the island.
The Turks occupied the island in 1522, and massacres and harsh treatment of the people followed.
Ugandan and Kenyan police have since occupied the island at various times.
The Portuguese occupied the island until 1622, when they were expelled by Shah Abbas.
In the early Middle Ages, Slavic tribes occupied the island.
Later, the Marathas occupied the island in the 17th century.
After the coast-defense guns broke down, Kondor 's crew occupied the island.
Free French forces occupied the island of Corsica.
He held the office until 1942 when Japan invaded and occupied the island.
The Japanese invaded and occupied the island on 24 January.
This endemic wolf of Japan occupied the island of Hokkaidō.
When the proposal was denied, they occupied the island for 19 months.

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