occasions
Example Sentences
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The stores sell dresses for proms, special occasions and quinceañeras, a Latin American rite of passage celebrating a young girl’s 15th birthday and her transition to adulthood.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026
Still, this is all the more reason to cheer one of the rare occasions when the government’s solution is an expansion of freedom for hardworking Chinese migrants.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
Mexico, meanwhile, will this summer become the first nation to have hosted a men's World Cup on three separate occasions.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
The setup emerged after the stock failed to break above a bullish ascending triangle in late February, encountering resistance near the $125 level on three separate occasions.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
The tablecloth was of Florentine lace used only on the most special occasions by their mother.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
