have occasion to
Example Sentences
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If Indiana fans have occasion to dance and sing along to “Hurts So Good” again on Monday, though, Mellencamp’s tour logistics might become even more complicated.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026
“How far is too far, in scrubbing away a history so that we won’t remember it wrong – or, indeed, have occasion to remember it at all?” asked Mark Summers, a University of Kentucky professor.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 11, 2020
The men would not have occasion to discuss their personal heroics from 2002: Molina was the backup catcher; Callaway and Wise were depth pitchers who did not make the postseason roster.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2020
PhDD: Person who might have occasion to say, “Excuse me, my brain is up here.”
From Washington Post • Aug. 21, 2019
These were people who mostly didn’t know one another and would never have occasion to meet, many of whom I’d fallen out of touch with myself.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
