occasion

Example Sentences

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On occasion he called for a cut of three-quarters of a point or more, from the 4.5% rate a year ago to “1% or better.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

Many of us who covered Trump’s first administration heard him on occasion screaming at someone in the Oval Office.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

The “Schitt’s Creek” showrunner takes the occasion of his first feature to go darker and more dramatic, with a story of loss lightened by rom-com elements.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

It was the first known occasion in around half a century that the U.S. had reverse-engineered another country’s military technology for its own use, former defense officials said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

The men were becoming very attached to their dogs, making straw mattresses for the dogloos, saving special treats for their favorites, and even crawling into the dogloos on occasion to share the dogs’ warmth.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong