occasions

/ əˈkeɪʒənz /

plural noun

1. (sometimes singular) needs; necessities

2. personal or business affairs

Example Sentences

Friends sometimes want to impress on big occasions, and you may find that old irritation returning.

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There was nothing to suggest that compared with other occasions in recent years, the market timers were becoming unusually exuberant.

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The only occasions under Stokes and McCullum when training periods have been longer were on pre-tour camps, like those preceding trips to India and Pakistan.

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This term, five Premier League sides have won in a single round of fixtures on two separate occasions - before this season the Champions League had never seen five teams from one country achieve that feat.

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On nine occasions in the Bazball era, England have been bowled out in fewer than 40 overs.

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Related Words

• affair 
• celebration 
• circumstance 
• episode 
• experience 
• incident 
• milestone 
• moment 
• scene 
• thing 
• time