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Example Sentences
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It didn’t occur to him that Braham, a rural Midwestern town of 1,800 people best known as the “Homemade Pie Capital of Minnesota,” could be caught up in a possible foreign cyberattack.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
Watching Banderas’ chef stare at the Atlantic, it may occur to you that a cook can no longer afford a waterfront shack on the sand.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
"It didn't occur to me for a moment that I shouldn't leave school at 15 and start working."
From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2026
That thought did, in fact, occur to Henry Ford.
From Barron's ● May 20, 2026
It didn’t occur to me there wouldn’t be spaghetti here.
From "Orphan Island" by Laurel Snyder
