happened
Example Sentences
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Hyde, however, happened to notice him early in the season and was immediately smitten.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
Glatzer: This has happened to us a lot in society.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
To understand how this happened, we needed to piece together a complex evolutionary puzzle.
From Science Daily • May 21, 2026
Social Democrats leader Holly Cairns called the social media video "deeply concerning" and said there must be a "full and comprehensive investigation into what happened".
From BBC • May 21, 2026
One of them, a fellow watchmaker who often came to the Beje on business, seemed especially distressed at what had happened to us.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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