occasioned
Example Sentences
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"The absence of our lawyers was occasioned by the state itself, not by ourselves," said Besigye.
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026
Both patterns were probably occasioned by a mixture of motives.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026
Caesar, Hegel writes, was driven by “an unconscious impulse that occasioned the accomplishment of that for which the time was ripe.”
From Salon ● Mar. 28, 2026
But by excluding the locals, the FBI has now occasioned the public to question who should be doing that investigation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 13, 2026
One day I had come to my studies in lower spirits than usual; the ebb was occasioned by a poignantly felt disappointment.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
