How to Use happen to in a Sentence

happen to

phrasal verb

• That all happened to me in the suburbs, and through the screen.
  — Cat Cardenas, Rolling Stone, 27 Jan. 2024
• But how does a dry scalp happen to us in the first place?
  — Audrey Noble, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2024
• The doctors just so happened to catch it in time to save him.
  — Brie Stimson, Fox News, 26 May 2024
• And what’s good for your gut happens to be great for your bread.
  — Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appétit, 15 Mar. 2024
• Thank you for the best thing that's ever happened to me.
  — Marisa Sullivan, Peoplemag, 21 Nov. 2023
• He’s got a girlfriend and a best friend who happens to be a wo...
  — Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2024
• The same thing happened to Hailey Bieber in March 2022.
  — Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 9 Aug. 2023
• But Anna Wintour happened to be at the top of the stairs.
  — Tatiana Tenreyro, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 July 2024
• The 367-footer also happens to be the largest yacht built in Spain to date.
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 27 July 2023
• The survivors have opened up about what happened to them.
  — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2023
• Viewers will have to wait to see if that happened to Lyons.
  — Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 28 Mar. 2024
• To this day, the government has not said what happened to him and why.
  — Ken Moritsugu, Quartz, 3 Mar. 2024
• What happened to prompt Mario and Lorenzo to go off on their own?
  — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 16 May 2024
• And in 2024, that peak happens to be on track to occur this weekend.
  — Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 10 Aug. 2024
• The two-time Emmy award winner has four children and his twins happen to be the youngest of the bunch.
  — Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 3 Jan. 2024
• But a lot can happen to a work of art over the course of half a millennium.
  — Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2024
• Leitch happened to work as Pitt's stuntman on that film.
  — Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 3 May 2024
• Chris Nolan happened to be directing such a film, The Dark Knight.
  — Justin Ray, Robb Report, 13 July 2023
• Adul, then 14, had taken charge in the depths of the flooding cave and happened to be one of the few boys on the team who spoke English.
  — Joanne Rosa, ABC News, 14 July 2023
• Which brings up the question, what would happen to those bodies in space?
  — Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 5 Nov. 2024
• So why do people do this and what happens to all of that money?
  — Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN, 30 Mar. 2024
• Just let your hands fall into your lap , let good things happen to you . .
  — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 2 Sep. 2024
• Trotter, who lives in Detroit, happened to be in New York that day and agreed to help Zeinab.
  — Vogue, 21 June 2024
• The question then is what happens to the current devices that have parts paired?
  — Janhoi McGregor, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
• This happened to a lot of Black creatives during that time.
  — Erika D. Smith, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2023
• What happened to Rachel Morin is a tragedy that will be compounded again and again.
  — Sam Janesch, Baltimore Sun, 16 July 2024
• The house happens to be de Biasi’s own home, and a fantastic one at that.
  — Madeleine Luckel, Architectural Digest, 16 July 2024
• Ever had to debut your new boyfriend in front of his ex — who happens to be your best friend?
  — Alexandra Koster, refinery29.com, 23 Nov. 2023
• These merry little Christmas movies also happen to be chock full of clichés that tend to pop up in holiday flicks—but more on that in a second.
  — Shannon Carlin, TIME, 27 Nov. 2024
• During the latest Swamp Things, Mark and Edgar wonder what happened to two proud programs suddenly heading in opposite directions.
  — Wesley Alden, Orlando Sentinel, 27 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 13 Dec 2024