- present tense form of occur (3rd person singular).
occurs
Example Sentences
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Postpartum depression occurs in 1 out of 10 women, and postpartum psychosis impacts mothers in 1 or 2 of every 1,000 births.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
El Nino occurs on average every two to seven years.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
The researchers provide the first real-world evidence that a powerful particle-forming process occurs where Arctic sea ice meets open ocean.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 18, 2026
Because bond prices and yields move in opposite directions, a higher yield occurs when buyers force prices lower before agreeing to lend to the government.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
Its arms are stretched wide, its eyes are tilted toward the cloud-spotted sky in eternal supplication—and it occurs to me that all scarecrows look as if they’ve been crucified.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
