Sentence examples for figures occupies from inspiring English sources

Their roles won't become clear until Larsson is deep into his quest, and unexpected events and revelations will keep forcing him to re-evaluate the position each of these figures occupies.

Ai Weiwei, whose father, Ai Qing, was among China's foremost literary figures, occupies an awkward niche in the world of Chinese contemporary art: he has never been invited to hold a major exhibition in his own country, and he has tepid relations with his peers.

It has a rigid hierarchy, with a number of figures occupying higher positions than Morsi's had been.

The painter Christina Quarles depicts a surreal scene in which slumbering figures occupy parallel planes of existence, delineated by contrasting patterns.

In terms of the positions those figures occupy on the cultural spectrum, I wouldn't say there was much "ranging from... to".

But here he offers a roman à clef filled with the unverified gossip, overheard conversations, and rumors of nooners and backbiting that were unsuitable to fact-based history (though a few historical figures occupy the margins).

Here the Madonna leans toward the Christ Child like a mother (albeit a very dignified mother) on a picnic; the graceful, fully rounded figures occupy an immense dome of crystalline, blue-skied space that stretches out behind them.

When Mr Macron first learned of Mr Hollande's 2012 campaign promise to impose a top income-tax rate of 75%, he muttered in dismay: "It's Cuba without the sun!" Other pragmatic figures occupy advisory posts.

Nearby, in a stunning group of seventh-century ivory reliefs on loan from the Louvre, St. Mark the Evangelist and other figures occupy domed cities with a distinctly Islamic feel.

1653)—he more typically painted two or three figures occupied with humble daily duties in a sober interior, the still atmosphere of which is broken only by the radiant entry of outdoor light illuminating the scene e.g., The Pantry (c. 1658), A Mother Beside a Cradle (c. 1659 60), and At the Linen Closet (1663).

Especially since there are very few examples of male figures occupying a similarly paradoxical space.