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.
• The token launch could happen in the first half of 2023.
  — Leo Schwartz, Fortune Crypto, 21 Mar. 2023
• All of this excitement may tempt you to place some bets on what will happen — but is that actually a good idea?
  — Becca Stanek, theweek, 6 Nov. 2024
• Although norovirus is present at any time of the year, most norovirus outbreaks in the U.S. happen during winter months.
  — Mira Miller, Verywell Health, 21 Mar. 2023
• The surveys, which were planned and promoted for this month, will no longer happen because of the board's vote, according to the district.
  — Rachel Fradette, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Mar. 2023
• But that recognition itself is crucial and ultimately suggests that a third world war won’t happen.
  — WSJ, 21 Mar. 2023
• With the sound traveling at, obviously, the speed of sound, there’s only microseconds for the math to happen.
  — Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 22 Mar. 2023
• However, the resolution opens the floor for a dialogue to happen.
  — Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2023
• It’s supposed to happen so gradually that people barely notice it.
  — Matt Egan, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
• But Leviss says the physical attack really did happen, and she's released photos of the aftermath to prove it.
  — Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 9 Mar. 2023
• Afghanistan has a long history of earthquakes, many of which happen in the mountainous Hindu Kush region that borders Pakistan.
  — Sahar Akbarzai, CNN, 21 Mar. 2023
• This is similar to how Microsoft's OneDrive works; syncing only happens if requested.
  — PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
• And when that happened, that was when the scenes were the best.
  — Gerrad Hall, EW.com, 17 May 2023
• The three cases are the first to happen at the same place.
  — Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 13 July 2024
• What happened the last time the Bucks played the Pacers?
  — Jim Owczarski, Journal Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2024
• In May, Christie said the fear this could happen again in 2024 would not keep him out of the race.
  — Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 6 June 2023
• Click here to catch up on what is happening on the far side of the world.
  — Max Thornberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 1 July 2024
• That wouldn’t have happened in the past on an anti-oil bill.
  — George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2023
• Here’s what happened in the Latin music world this week.
  — Griselda Flores, Billboard, 13 July 2024
• Here’s what happened in the Latin music world this week.
  — Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 2 Mar. 2024
• But what happens when both halves wear the proverbial trousers?
  — Grace McCloud, Vogue, 21 Nov. 2023
• When that happens, the key thing to do is to claim victory.
  — Ella Sherman, The New Republic, 17 Aug. 2023
• But something weird has happened in the decades since Moore stepped down as 007.
  — Alex Pappademas, Men's Health, 13 May 2023
• And there were a few more things that needed to happen in the background in setting up the next arc of the book.
  — Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Oct. 2024
• Because then the same thing happens on the other end, then there’s no call.
  — Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2024
• The crash happened just before 2 p.m. July 29 in the area of De Anza Cove.
  — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Dec. 2023
• And a study published this year revealed the same trend is happening in the world's oceans.
  — CBS News, 10 Nov. 2023
• When this happens outdoors with a garden hose, the fix is easy: Replace the hose.
  — Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 30 June 2023

Last Updated: 27 Nov 2024