happening

Example Sentences

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The researchers also looked beyond symptoms to understand what was happening inside the body.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

He previously reported having “good talks” and “great progress” with Iran, which the country has denied happening.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

It forbids therapists from insisting on spreading their personal views through confidential, sensitive conversations with trusting minors happening behind closed doors.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026

Canadian media kept the story alive, because apparently nothing else was happening.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

This was the last thing in the world I expected the monkeys to do, and I didn’t like what was happening at all.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls