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have occasion to

VERB
need
Synonyms
STRONGEST
call for demand desire lack require
STRONG
claim covet crave exact hanker hunger long lust miss necessitate pine thirst wish yearn
WEAK
be deficient be deprived be down and out be hard up be in need of be in want be inadequate be needy be poor be short be without die for do without drive for feel a dearth of feel the necessity for feel the pinch go hungry have occasion for have use for hurt for suffer privation yen for
Antonyms
STRONGEST
have not want
STRONG
abjure despise dislike give hate
WEAK
do not want

Example Sentences

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If Indiana fans have occasion to dance and sing along to “Hurts So Good” again on Monday, though, Mellencamp’s tour logistics might become even more complicated.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

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

I don’t have occasion to use my mean mouth on boys, since they don’t say provoking things to me.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood