happen on
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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It may be ill-suited for socializing—one can guess that a very high percentage of listening will happen on headphones—but it’s an ideal companion for inner exploration, music that helps you think and dream.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
At one point in the Temple of Heaven standoff, an official could be heard talking about what would happen on that trip.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
But for a variety of psychological and emotional reasons, this is unlikely to happen on a large scale.
From Salon • May 12, 2026
Last week, Croke Park stadium chief executive Peter McKenna suggested a long-awaited fight for Taylor at the 82,000-capacity home of Gaelic games could happen on a card shared with Tyson Fury.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
It was powerful expensive to ride on the ferry, but if didn’t nothing else happen on this whole trip, I had one thing I’d be remembering and smiling o’er for the rest of my life.
From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis
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