Occur means To happen or take place. This page lists 20 example sentences from real texts, plus synonyms like happen or appear.

Frequent word

Occur in a sentence

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Occur meaning

  1. To happen or take place.
  2. To present or offer itself.
  3. To come or be presented to the mind; to suggest itself.

Synonyms of Occur

happen appear become come take place come about fall out pass pass off go on hap come along

Example sentences (20)

Abortions in the third trimester are rare and typically occur because of a significant fetal abnormality, experts say.

Although the ADL receives a few thousand reports a year, many antisemitic interactions occur daily that go unreported.

And now they are facing a stranger in a strange land and it simply does not occur to them that this man may be Joseph.

A Severn Trent Spokesperson commented: 'Should pollutions ever occur, they are always reported to the Environment Agency.

As we are well aware, the visible manifestation of a pregnancy does not occur on the first day a man impregnates a woman.

Although challenges remain, the continuous progress in quantum technology suggests that breakthroughs could occur at any time.

Another error can occur when players try to add their information to the Interbet registration form.

After drawing the blood, the donors stay on site for a few minutes to ensure no side effects occur.

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Although a stock market collapse is not guaranteed, there is a high probability that it will occur.

According to a new study in the scientific journal Nature Sustainability, that scenario might indeed occur sooner rather than later.

While about 32 of the chemical elements occur on Earth in native uncombined forms, most of these occur as mixtures.

A broader assault on a constitutional right to same-sex marriage could occur in upcoming years.

Alarmingly, an average of 36 incidents of domestic abuse occur before the police are notified.

An evidence-based process found that nearly 50% of violent crimes in Sacramento occur within 7 square miles of the 100-square-mile city.

Any passing showers are most likely to occur during the overnight through early morning hours.

Bellowing choruses occur most often in the spring when breeding groups congregate, but can occur at any time of year.

He said these investigations will occur after the Senate acquits Trump, which is expected to occur on Wednesday.

Since no more than two additional rotations will occur after exiting the loop, at most three rotations occur in total.

Accidents are just as likely to occur in back yard pools as they are in areas of open water.

Although the instant of the full moon must occur after the instant of the vernal equinox, it may occur on the same day.

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These phrases have their own page with example sentences containing the full combination:

Common combinations with occur

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • to occur 50×
  • occur in 47×
  • can occur 30×
  • occur at 20×
  • will occur 19×
  • occur when 17×
  • may occur 15×
  • that occur 12×
  • occur on 11×
  • occur as 10×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "occur" in a sentence?
An example: "Abortions in the third trimester are rare and typically occur because of a significant fetal abnormality, experts say." This page contains 20 example sentences with the word "occur" from real English texts.
What does "occur" mean?
Occur means: To happen or take place.
What are synonyms of "occur"?
Common synonyms of "occur" include: happen, appear, become, come, take place, come about, fall out, pass. Plus 4 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "occur" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 20 example sentences with "occur", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.

About these examples

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