How to Use occurrence in a Sentence

occurrence

noun

• Getting headaches has become a common occurrence for her.
• Lightning is a natural occurrence.
• But maybe this is a one-time occurrence.
  — Omar Kelly october 20, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2025
• And this was no fluky occurrence.
  — Sean Gregory, Time, 7 Sep. 2025
• That said, this occurrence is rare.
  — Maggie O'Neill, Verywell Health, 23 Oct. 2025
• That would end up being a rare occurrence for a while.
  — Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2026
• Not at first, when this bizarre occurrence is fairly easy to get out of.
  — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 27 May 2026
• Mast year occurrences vary by species and seem to be common among oak trees.
  — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 5 May 2025
• If foamy urine is a one time occurrence, there’s no need to worry.
  — Sarah Bradley, Women's Health, 13 Feb. 2023
• Very low soil moisture, and the occurrence of dust or sand storms.
  — Roberto Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 21 Mar. 2026
• Siné, who at the time was 21, shrugged it off—a weird one-off occurrence.
  — Outside Online, 21 Nov. 2022
• So was this just a random occurrence?
  — Larry Holder, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2026
• How the rocket and the Moon will meet up is a freak occurrence.
  — Alex Knapp, Forbes, 31 Jan. 2022
• This is just a term given to the occurrence of two moons in a single month.
  — Drew Dawson, Journal Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2023
• Since those occurrences 17 teams have won two straight and then failed at the three-peat.
  — Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 22 June 2025
• In past occurrences, though, the favorites didn’t fare well.
  — Dave Campbell, Twin Cities, 16 Apr. 2026
• Is that a common occurrence for you?
  — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2025
• Osman may end up being sold at a loss — a rare occurrence for the club.
  — Andy Naylor, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2026
• That said, winning the top prize in the lottery is a rare occurrence.
  — Raven Brunner, People.com, 20 Feb. 2025
• While the victim is awaiting a court date, that is a rare occurrence.
  — Linda Hervieux, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2024
• This is a regular occurrence, but comes with a twist this year.
  — Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
• Death was — and is — a common occurrence for those working out in the patch.
  — Demetrius Patterson, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Nov. 2024
• If one of these occurrences happens and no one notices, the out won’t be called.
  — Peter Rauterkus, Dallas News, 12 July 2023
• The girl told her no and said the three occurrences had happened within the past month.
  — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 4 Mar. 2026
• Skipping games, as Isak has, is still a rare occurrence.
  — Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2025
• Of course, handling the day to day occurrences within the town.
  — Sherry Greenfield, Baltimore Sun, 4 Jan. 2024
• And for Europe, that is too rare an occurrence.
  — Kamal Ahmed, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026
• These occurrences seem to have been the work of the ghost of a young girl named Sallie.
  — Andrea Romano, Travel + Leisure, 14 Aug. 2023
• That's happened in the past, and close calls are a frequent occurrence.
  — Jackie Wattles, CNN, 13 May 2022
• And, in the year following the fair, there are strange occurrences.
  — Salman Rushdie, The New Yorker, 31 Oct. 2023