How to Use happen in a Sentence
happen
verb
- Something like that was bound to happen sooner or later.
- What happened at school today?
- You never know what's going to happen when they get together.
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What happened the last time the Bucks played the Pacers?
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Jim Owczarski,
Journal Sentinel,
2 Jan. 2024
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Here’s what happened in the Latin music world this week.
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Jessica Roiz,
Billboard,
2 Mar. 2024
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But what happens when both halves wear the proverbial trousers?
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Grace McCloud,
Vogue,
21 Nov. 2023
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When that happens, the key thing to do is to claim victory.
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Ella Sherman,
The New Republic,
17 Aug. 2023
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Because then the same thing happens on the other end, then there’s no call.
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Broderick Turner,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Jan. 2024
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The crash happened just before 2 p.m. July 29 in the area of De Anza Cove.
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Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Dec. 2023
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And a study published this year revealed the same trend is happening in the world's oceans.
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CBS News,
10 Nov. 2023
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When this happens outdoors with a garden hose, the fix is easy: Replace the hose.
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Jeanne Huber,
Washington Post,
30 June 2023
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What happened next is a jumble to Rooster, lost to the fog of addiction.
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Paul Solotaroff,
Rolling Stone,
1 July 2023
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The Iraq war shows what happens when neither side knows either.
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Gideon Rose,
Foreign Affairs,
20 Feb. 2024
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The strike happened right after a series of kind passes.
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Jp Brammer,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Dec. 2023
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It's been almost a year since Love Is Blind season 6 stopped filming, and a lot has happened with the cast.
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Sydney Bucksbaum,
EW.com,
14 Mar. 2024
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But that is by far the least traumatic thing to happen in the final 10 minutes.
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Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
26 Jan. 2024
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Bode [Miller] shared his story about what happened with his family, and there wasn't a dry eye in the bunkhouse.
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Julia Moore,
Peoplemag,
16 Oct. 2023
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Read full article What is likely to happen with the Supreme Court?
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Globe Staff,
BostonGlobe.com,
17 Aug. 2023
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Yet, here's a tip based on what happened in some cases when Cleveland hosted the NFL draft in 2021.
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Susan Tompor,
Detroit Free Press,
26 Mar. 2024
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Judge's first career three-homer game happened last month.
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Chantz Martin,
Fox News,
23 Sep. 2023
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As the night of Ashura descended upon us, the scale of what was about to happen became clear.
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Aatish Taseer,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2023
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This may happen this afternoon as winds continue to be more out of the west.
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Dave Epstein,
BostonGlobe.com,
12 July 2023
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But the same thing happens — life imitates art and vice versa.
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Cat Cardenas,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Sep. 2023
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But the fall never happened–and the pessimists have quietly moved the cliff edge into 2024.
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Rachel Lin,
Fortune,
26 Jan. 2024
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But some continue to view what happened at the Capitol as a problem.
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Odette Yousef,
NPR,
26 Mar. 2024
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His son plays soccer for Burbank Burroughs, and Bromhead said even the teen doesn’t know what is about to happen.
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Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Oct. 2023
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Other birds come closer to the crocodile to check out what just happened.
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Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
26 Mar. 2024
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And that’s more or less what happens next, after Mercury re-enters Capricorn on the 13th.
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Steph Koyfman,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 Dec. 2023
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In other words, learn what’s happening, then stop there.
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Arash Javanbakht, Associate Professor Of Psychiatry, Wayne State University,
Fortune Well,
28 Oct. 2023
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And that's what's so outrageous about what is happening right now.
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Ben Gittleson,
ABC News,
21 July 2023
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