have occasion to
Example Sentences
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As an older gentleman, I too have occasion to need a restroom more often than most.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 16, 2023
When testing swivels, the two have occasion to sit in chairs they repair, and they report some are less comfortable than one would imagine.
From Washington Post • Sep. 13, 2022
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
Since these precedents are accepted, states and citizens do not file, and lower court judges do have occasion to hear, cases challenging them, thereby placing them on the superprecedent list.
From Slate • Jul. 5, 2018
“How many letters you must have occasion to write in the course of a year! Letters of business, too! How odious I should think them!”
From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen
