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Example Sentences

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That thought did, in fact, occur to Henry Ford.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

At no time did it occur to me that this was the precise behavior I had judged in the ’70s Iranian activists and ’90s Southern evangelicals.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

Maybe it didn’t occur to them — or they simply neglected to update their will.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 29, 2025

But on the set of The Osbournes, the idea of capturing regular life was so new, it didn't yet occur to producers how far they could push the narrative.

From BBC • Jul. 26, 2025

Only now did it occur to her what a foolish and unprofessional thing she had done.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan