occasions

/ əˈkeɪʒənz /

plural noun

1. (sometimes singular) needs; necessities

2. personal or business affairs

Example Sentences

“I like to imagine people actually using them — at least on special occasions.”

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Before Franklin’s firing, there had only been two other occasions when a school paid in excess of $20 million for a coach to go away.

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The Dughmush family, one of Gaza's most prominent clans, has long had a tense relationship with Hamas, and its armed members have clashed with the group on several occasions in the past.

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In the last two weeks, law enforcement officers have responded with tear gas and rubber pellets on several occasions.

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It is unclear how the hostages will be released this time - on previous occasions Hamas paraded them in public, infuriating Israel and many of its Western allies.

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Related Words

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