How to Use happen in a Sentence

happen

verb
Definition of happennext
Synonyms for happennext
  • 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.
  • 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
  • The token launch could happen in the first half of 2023.
    — Leo Schwartz, Fortune Crypto, 21 Mar. 2023
  • Strange things happen over the course of an 82-game grind.
    — Chris Fedor, cleveland, 21 Jan. 2023
  • 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
  • What happens after the cease-fire has been in place for 60 days?
    — Abby Sewell and Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2025
  • Here’s what happened in the Latin music world this week.
    — Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 23 Nov. 2024
  • 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
  • And honestly, what was the worst thing that could happen?
    — Anthony Chin-Quee, Men's Health, 21 Apr. 2023
  • The match-up happened less than a month before Election Day on Nov. 5.
    — Alex Thomas, arkansasonline.com, 8 Oct. 2024
  • After all, the attack happened the same year, in the same general area, and at or near a park.
    — Stephanie Warsmith and Paula Schleis, USA TODAY, 19 Oct. 2024
  • Yet things have happened, an eye for an eye has happened.
    — Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2024
  • The one about not making my show and what was going to happen in my pilot.
    — Juliana Ukiomogbe, ELLE, 17 May 2023
  • The deals happen Monday through Friday from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
    — Ana Gutierrez, Austin American-Statesman, 6 Dec. 2024
  • The Seeds of Suspicion What happened and why seemed beyond debate.
    — Dan Barry, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2025

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