transpired

Example Sentences

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“Those who truly know how it all transpired know that this 1,000-year flood could not have been anticipated.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

For example, if you spoke to a customer-service rep who couldn’t resolve the issue, note the date and time of that call and what transpired.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 10, 2026

"When we got there we saw what looked like a log of wood and that transpired to be a torso, which had stayed exactly where it had gone in. Which was quite remarkable."

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2026

But what transpired was a kind of tongue-in-cheek muscle-man competition that gave each of the men a solo excursion as if emulating the “talent portion” of such affairs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026

We’d run out of places to find privacy—even just to talk about all that had transpired.

From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi