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

Army basic-training instructor, he became a trendsetter in California’s 1960s alternative culture, hanging out with Ken Kesey, designing multimedia happenings and, in 1968, launching the Whole Earth Catalog.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

It’s been a season of unusual happenings, so prepare for a postseason of the same.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 2, 2025

Again I met the Irish chap and we discussed world happenings, the vast armies of unemployed, the rising tide of radical action.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright