happen

Example Sentences

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She adds, “When you read something and there is that spark — it’s so rare. But it happened to me when I read the character of Twila.”

From Los Angeles Times

When these two South Bay rivals meet, anything can happen.

From Los Angeles Times

A court dismissed the lawsuit against The New York Times; that’s likely to happen with the Journal suit as well.

From Salon

I always want to be on the grass and playing and obviously now that's not happening, so that's what is different.

From BBC

"What would never happen was a nursery or primary school child being given a box of nails and left unattended with it. That's kind of what we have done with mobile phones."

From BBC