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.