Explore Occurrence through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like happening or occurrent. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Occurrence meaning
- An actual instance when a situation occurs; an event or happening.
- The lexical aspect (aktionsart) of verbs or predicates that change in or over time.
Using Occurrence
- The main meaning on this page is: An actual instance when a situation occurs; an event or happening. | The lexical aspect (aktionsart) of verbs or predicates that change in or over time.
- Useful related words include: happening, occurrent, natural event, event.
- In the example corpus, occurrence often appears in combinations such as: occurrence of, the occurrence, rare occurrence.
Context around Occurrence
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 11 middle, 8 end
- Sentence types: 18 statements, 1 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Occurrence
- In this selection, "occurrence" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, common, rare, unusual, bench and showing stand out and add context to how "occurrence" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a common occurrence around events and a common occurrence for night. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "occurrence" sits close to words such as bancorp, battalion and edo, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with occurrence
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Blue diamonds result from a fortunate occurrence. (7 words)
Another woman said the unusual occurrence was frightening. (8 words)
And Rodgers hopes it will not be a regular occurrence. (10 words)
I am very saddened to see the recent fatal accident on highway 128. Forgive me if this isn’t ok to post and ask about, but I am curious if this is sadly a common occurrence for night drivers on the 128 or if it is a tragic but uncommon occurrence? (51 words)
And then in terms of just I'm not sure – and this is longer term, but the forbearance and the tool as it is with the GSEs, I actually think that's going to be a common occurrence around events. (40 words)
A wolverine was spotted three times last month in the eastern Sierra Nevada, a rare occurrence for an animal that’s only been seen one other time in California over the last 100 years, state wildlife officials said. (38 words)
I am very saddened to see the recent fatal accident on highway 128. Forgive me if this isn’t ok to post and ask about, but I am curious if this is sadly a common occurrence for night drivers on the 128 or if it is a tragic but uncommon occurrence? (51 words)
Alexander once discussed his preceding sweethearts in a meeting, which is a rare occurrence! (14 words)
Example sentences (20)
I am very saddened to see the recent fatal accident on highway 128. Forgive me if this isn’t ok to post and ask about, but I am curious if this is sadly a common occurrence for night drivers on the 128 or if it is a tragic but uncommon occurrence?
Grain SA says it is of the utmost importance that producers notify authorities of any occurrence or suspected occurrence of fall army worm in their fields.
Many pairs of PIE vowels are distinguished in Tocharian only by the occurrence or non-occurrence of palatalization.
The only rule of inference (transformation rule) for is: :Any occurrence of "A" in a theorem may be replaced by an occurrence of the string "AB" and the result is a theorem.
Alexander once discussed his preceding sweethearts in a meeting, which is a rare occurrence!
Although the exhibit will likely not be an annual occurrence in the community, Houle says their group continues to look for ways to bring awareness to addictions and breakdown the stigma associated with addictions.
And Rodgers hopes it will not be a regular occurrence.
And then in terms of just I'm not sure – and this is longer term, but the forbearance and the tool as it is with the GSEs, I actually think that's going to be a common occurrence around events.
Another teacher, Actor Banvo Augustine, said, “Last term, some of our students nearly got bitten by a snake, which is not the first occurrence.
Another woman said the unusual occurrence was frightening.
A rarer version of this occurrence is when games show promise all the way through the beta testing and early access phases before facing failure upon a full release.
As he was negotiating for escort, the officer at the Daily Occurrence Bench/Book (DOB or OB) told him to spend the night in the cell for his safety.
A wolverine was spotted three times last month in the eastern Sierra Nevada, a rare occurrence for an animal that’s only been seen one other time in California over the last 100 years, state wildlife officials said.
Being fairly new to Chilliwack, it has been an interesting display watching the school board meeting and seeing, now a month later, the ongoing back and forth outrage in letters written into the about this occurrence.
Blue diamonds result from a fortunate occurrence.
But Nelson’s lawyer Paul D’Emilia said prosecutors ‘attempted to conflate two separate events that day as one continuous occurrence’.
But this isn't an everyday occurrence; there's a reason why they are called miracles.
By being mindful of these factors and implementing battery-saving practices, you can help prolong your MacBook Pro's battery life and reduce the occurrence of fast battery drain.
Congestion on the M1 is a common occurrence in both the morning afternoon peaks.
Deborah Head, beaver scout leader, said: “This is a very unusual occurrence, showing true scout spirit of determination, resilience, and focus.
Common combinations with occurrence
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- occurrence of 34×
- the occurrence 27×
- rare occurrence 25×
- occurrence in 23×
- common occurrence 19×
- regular occurrence 13×
- occurrence for 7×
- an occurrence 7×
- this occurrence 7×
- daily occurrence 7×