How to Use occurrence in a Sentence
occurrence
noun- Getting headaches has become a common occurrence for her.
- Lightning is a natural occurrence.
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While a rare occurrence, oily fabrics have been known to spontaneously combust when combined with heat.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Aug. 2024
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Leaving things behind is a common occurrence in an Uber, but at the Olympics, riders forget some rather unique items.
—Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 8 Aug. 2024
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However, free specialty care is a rare occurrence in the U.S.
—Ashley Andreou, Scientific American, 15 Aug. 2024
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Justice Sotomayor responded by calling her colleague out by name – a rare occurrence in the chamber.
—Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Apr. 2024
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Prior to Columbine, school shootings and attacks were a relatively unknown occurrence.
—Donald J. Mihalek, ABC News, 20 Apr. 2024
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Having to adapt to a new mix of products and promotions was a common occurrence in U.S. companies’ earnings calls.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2024
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The family’s needs had fallen almost entirely on her shoulders — not an uncommon occurrence for migrant mothers.
—Nell Salzman, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2024
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Several people who experienced the earthquake managed to capture the rare occurrence — and their reaction — on camera, and have since shared their clips online.
—Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 5 Apr. 2024
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The semiannual changing of the clocks, which first gained widespread usage during World War I, has been a regular occurrence for decades.
—Talal Ansari, WSJ, 11 Mar. 2023
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That seems like a frequent occurrence, but any particular spot on the planet will find itself in the path of totality just once every 375 years, on average.
—Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2024
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When a white jersey found some open space behind the arc — a common occurrence on Sunday afternoon — and swished a 3-pointer, Nick Pringle couldn’t take it anymore.
—Nick Alvarez | Nalvarez@al.com, al, 12 Mar. 2023
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These occurrences seem to have been the work of the ghost of a young girl named Sallie.
—Andrea Romano, Travel + Leisure, 14 Aug. 2023
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Of course, handling the day to day occurrences within the town.
—Sherry Greenfield, Baltimore Sun, 4 Jan. 2024
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And, in the year following the fair, there are strange occurrences.
—Salman Rushdie, The New Yorker, 31 Oct. 2023
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What is at the root of the strange occurrences at Skinwalker Ranch?
—Brenda Cain, cleveland, 25 July 2023
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This is just a term given to the occurrence of two moons in a single month.
—Drew Dawson, Journal Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2023
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Over the course of the next five years, this became a regular occurrence, the suit states.
—William Earl, Variety, 19 Oct. 2023
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If one of these occurrences happens and no one notices, the out won’t be called.
—Peter Rauterkus, Dallas News, 12 July 2023
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Why? Sudden death in high school sports is not a rare occurrence.
—Stephanie Kuzydym, courier-journal.com, 10 May 2023
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This has been a common occurrence for the Dodgers during Roberts’ tenure with the club.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024
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This is a common occurrence for projects such as these.
—R. Eric Thomas, Washington Post, 16 July 2024
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There was some slight redness on the foot during the first wear, but that was a one-time occurrence and didn’t happen again.
—Anna Popp, Travel + Leisure, 14 Apr. 2023
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In most of the US, the occurrence of illnesses that look like the flu—ones that cause a fever and sore throat but haven’t been confirmed by a lab test—is low.
—Maryn McKenna, WIRED, 10 Nov. 2023
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The penumbral lunar eclipse is a rare occurrence, but avid astronomers can view it in March this year.
—Ria Gupta, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Feb. 2024
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Yeah, there’s no rap or country either, but that’s far from a new occurrence here.
—Vulture, 1 Feb. 2024
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And now a single-cask bottling of the esteemed is available to purchase from the Whisky Exchange, a rare occurrence in the world of Irish whiskey.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 17 Jan. 2024
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The mostly female production team was a rare occurrence for the time.
—Caroline Brew, Variety, 22 Jan. 2024
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Over the years, strange occurrences have been reported.
—Marcia Luttrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2023
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