in the event

phrase

chiefly British

: as it turns out

Examples of in the event in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Kipruto won the men’s race in the event’s closest-ever finish while wearing the Adidas Adizero Adios Pro Evo 2. — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 1 Nov. 2026

Ask the company that insures your home and cars what sorts of policies will protect you in the event your RC plane damages someone else’s property. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2026

Several hundred people were reported to have died in the event. — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026

Advertisement The fourth element concerns the range of those Tehran would hold responsible in the event of an attack. — Hamidreza Azizi, Time, 27 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1570, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for in the event

• misrepresent
• accent
• advent
• ascent
• assent
• augment
• cement
• consent
• dement
• descent
• detent
• dissent