event

Example Sentences

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In any event, he added, once the war is over, “the strait will open up naturally.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

In the event of an emergency, the U-turn is the fastest way home in the first 36 hours after the TLI.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

The event costs around £1.3m a year to run and relies on around 1,000 on-the-day volunteers.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

Stock markets typically reach a “bottom,” in terms of marking a peak-to-trough retreat in price levels following a crisis event, well before that event is ultimately resolved.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

Although Fig was practically comatose, I remained frozen at the event horizon.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas