happenings

Example Sentences

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What makes “Recession” so vivid, and so unsettling, is that Mr. Goodspeed rarely finds recessions caused by a single one of these shocks, but by a series of adverse happenings over a short period.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

The litigation unveiled the private happenings of Hollywood elite, including texts and emails from Lively, Baldoni and their host of A-list friends.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

David Lindsay-Abaire sets his comic sights on the contentious happenings within a wealthy suburb’s neighborhood association in a new play directed by Kenny Leon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

The news outlet recorded the coastal community’s quotidian happenings for generations, documenting births, marriages, deaths, soccer games, high school graduations, Fourth of July parades, the Mr. and Miss Palisades contest and more.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2026

She did not report happenings truthfully, but gave them color, excitement and dramatic twists.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith