occur

[əˈkɜːr]

Definition:
1. To happen.
2. To be found to exist.

Use 'occur' in a sentence:

• 1. Scientists warned that emergency cooling systems could fail and a reactor meltdown could occur.
• 2. Most of the damage that's occurred was simply because of fallen trees.
• 3. Such events occur only when the external conditions are favorable.
• 4. I have known dramatic changes occur in the space of a few minutes with this method.
• 5. The word " gratitude " did not occur in his words.
• 6. One of the funniest episodes in the book occurs in Chapter 6.
• 7. Frosts often occur in November.
• 8. These snails do not occur on low-lying coral islands or atolls.
• 9. The coughing with asthma can occur during the day or at night.
• 10. Does it look like something that might occur in nature?
• 11. There will come a time when the crisis will occur.
• 12. Within a half-mile from ground zero, death from radiation poisoning will occur within twelve hours.
• 13. The robbery occurred in broad daylight, in a crowded street.
• 14. The idea occurred to him in a dream.
• 15. The time frame within which all this occurred was from September 1985 to March 1986.
• 16. It never occurs to them to question the doctor's decisions.
• 17. Earthquakes can and do occur at all depths to about 460 miles.
• 18. Ulcers occur when the stomach's natural acids eat into the lining of the stomach.
• 19. Emergency cooling systems could fail and a reactor meltdown could occur.
• 20. Mind it doesn't occur again!
• 21. The human brain needs to be without oxygen for only four minutes before permanent damage occurs.
• 22. It didn't occur to her to ask for help.
• 23. After 19 May, strikes were occurring on a daily basis.
• 24. Very rarely did any violent crimes actually occur.
• 25. The prosecution stated that intercourse had occurred on several occasions.
• 26. When these side effects occur, they are called adverse reactions.
• 27. How can volcanic activity occur so far from a plate boundary?
• 28. Something unexpected occurred.
• 29. Misprints occur on every page.
• 30. These changes have occurred over a long time span.
• 31. No one has suggested how this might occur.
• 32. Another unexpected event, though of quite a different order, occurred one evening in 1973.
• 33. It occurred to me that I could have the book sent to me.
• 34. Where did the shark attacks occur recently?
• 35. It did not occur to me to check my insurance policy.
• 36. If Dollo's law is right, atavisms should occur only very rarely.
• 37. These snails do not occur on low-lying coral islands.
• 38. It occurs in elderly men, apparently as part of the ageing process.
• 39. Rattlesnakes occur in the warmer, drier parts of North America.
• 40. If the climate gets drier, then the logical conclusion is that even more drought will occur.
• 41. It didn't occur to him that his wife was having an affair.
• 42. Additional breathing changes occur during REM sleep that are even more dramatic than the changes that occur during NREM.
• 43. About two in every five epileptic fits occur during sleep.
• 44. The crash occurred when the crew shut down the wrong engine.
• 45. If headaches only occur at night, lack of fresh air and oxygen is often the cause.
• 46. Most volcanoes occur at plate boundaries.
• 47. The cattle disease occurs more or less anywhere in Africa where the fly occurs.
• 48. Bombings and shootings occur almost daily in Thailand's three southernmost provinces.
• 49. Didn't it occur to you to close the window?
• 50. Why did the near extinction and migrations of wild animals occur?
• 51. Such events occur only when the external conditions are favourable.
• 52. Food shortages often occur in time of war.
• 53. Where does extreme poverty occur?
• 54. Extreme events, however, will continue to occur.
• 55. At least one supernova occurs per decade in our galaxy.
• 56. Changes in temperature occur slowly and are constrained within relatively tight bounds.
• 57. They're more likely to occur in societies that frown on divorce.
• 58. Nitrates are chemicals that occur naturally in water and the soil.
• 59. Sugar occurs naturally in fruit.
• 60. The department denies responsibility for what occurred.
• 61. The time when a solar eclipse will occur can be calculated.
• 62. When exactly did the incident occur?
• 63. We need to know the exact time the incident occurred.
• 64. The murder occurred just a block from the precinct.
• 65. Mental and physical deterioration both occur naturally with age.