have occasion to
Example Sentences
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As an older gentleman, I too have occasion to need a restroom more often than most.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 16, 2023
When testing swivels, the two have occasion to sit in chairs they repair, and they report some are less comfortable than one would imagine.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 13, 2022
I have no doubt I’ll have occasion to put the strategies my students and I developed together into further use next year.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2020
We don’t often have occasion to mention art exhibitions here, but a new show at Los Angeles’ Museum of Contemporary Art deserves special recognition.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2018
“We held off the war band,” Fflewddur said, “until we were sure you were well away. Some of them should have occasion to think unkindly of us for a while to come.”
From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander
