How to use "occur" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "occur" in popular movie and book plots

  • More attacks occur over the course of the year.  - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)
  • Hence many great "historical" events often did not occur as they now are collectively remembered.  - The Light of Other Days
  • Based on visual evidence, the events of "The Unorthodox Shepherd" occur in 2013.  - Joe 90
  • Once everyone is freed, Aladdin decides to destroy Jafar, which could only occur by destroying his lamp.  - The Return of Jafar
  • Some readers took this as an indication that the Tribulation or the Rapture would occur no later than 1988.  - The Late, Great Planet Earth
  • As Kenyon remarks, it is surprising that it did not occur to the Council how easy this would be if Oates had written them all himself.  - Titus Oates
  • He explains how loneliness can occur even amid companions if one's heart is not open to them.  - Walden
  • In the process, several significant changes occur within the characters' lives.  - Artemis Fowl II
  • Arguments occur over the keeping of a tailless cat or the possession of oversized horses.  - The Chrysalids
  • Although Judgment Day did not occur on August 29, 1997, John still fears a war between humans and the machines.  - Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
  • While this research takes place, tragedies occur on Lusitania.  - Xenocide
  • The events of Jude the Obscure occur over a 19-year period, but no dates are specifically given in the novel.  - Jude the Obscure
  • Disappearances of children occur with unusual frequency.  - American Gods
  • Boone later returns with the agreement that no such "locker room" discussions occur again.  - Gods and Monsters (film)
  • The Tercentenary celebrations occur and a lavish Royal Tour across Imperial Russia ensues, but crowds are thin.  - Nicholas and Alexandra
  • Reports of Hiroko's survival are numerous, and purported sightings occur all over the colonized solar system, but none are substantiated.  - Mars trilogy

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