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Example Sentences
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It didn’t occur to me to ask for free merch until after I’d finished the trail.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 25, 2026
That thought did, in fact, occur to Henry Ford.
From Barron's ● May 20, 2026
At the time, Comey said it didn’t occur to him that the post would be read as a threat, and that he opposed such violence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026
When challenged on this by the review Davies, who went to become Archbishop of Wales, said the prospect Pierce might have committed other offences involving other victims "did not occur to him".
From BBC ● Feb. 26, 2026
It didn’t occur to me that others in my family also noticed I spent time with Granddaddy until Jim Bowie said, “How come you play with Granddaddy more than you play with me, Callie?”
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
