occurring
- present participle of occur.
Example Sentences
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Occurring when Earth passes through the debris of Comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle, it is one of the brightest and fastest meteor showers.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
Occurring in the middle of an economic depression that had commenced three years earlier, the assembled Democrats lacked any clear favorite as they began to discuss whom they should select.
From Salon • Aug. 18, 2024
Occurring in the first book, it lasts just a few pages and as a plot driver, it is minor.
From New York Times • Mar. 29, 2024
Occurring just 16 days after the Lakers won the NBA championship, the Dodgers’ title also re-established Los Angeles as America’s sports capital.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 27, 2020
Occurring mostly in persons who have passed the middle age, it possesses the characters of obstinacy and severity which belong to the neuralgias of the period of bodily decay.
From Neuralgia and the Diseases that Resemble it by Anstie, Francis E.
