How to Use happening in a Sentence

happening

noun
  • There are just tons and tons of happenings all the time.
    — AFAR Media, 30 May 2026
  • Why is this happening, and why now?
    — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026
  • His events guide this week is chock-full of happenings to keep you busy.
    — Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2023
  • There's a lot of news happening.
    — Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Keep scrolling to catch up on all the fashion happenings of the week.
    — Mecca Pryor, Essence, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Keep scrolling to know the fashion happenings of the week.
    — Essence, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Keep scrolling to know the fashion happenings of the week.
    — Essence, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Keep scrolling to know the fashion happenings of the week.
    — Essence, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Keep scrolling to know the fashion happenings of the week.
    — Mecca Pryor, Essence, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Keep scrolling to know the fashion happenings of the week.
    — Essence, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Or are all the happenings just a delusion?
    — Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Or are all the happenings just a delusion?
    — Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 7 Mar. 2026
  • At Mic Drop, the odds of this happening are slim to none.
    — Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Why was this happening, and why was the family not a part of this?
    — Samantha Chery, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2024
  • That’s as early in the year as any of us recall such happening.
    — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 8 Feb. 2023
  • Maybe don't put money on this happening.
    — Christian Romo, Freep.com, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Let’s break down the most notable happenings.
    — Molly Keshin, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Let’s break down the most notable happenings.
    — Molly Keshin, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
  • The quicker that light comes on, the better chance of that happening.
    — Stephen Means, cleveland, 25 Aug. 2022
  • There were a few events and happenings that caught our attention.
    — Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 17 Nov. 2023
  • Let’s dive into a few notable happenings from the last week.
    — Molly Keshin, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2026
  • There is no construction happening, none, and the city is done.
    — Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Keep scrolling to know the fashion happenings from this weekend.
    — Essence, 18 Aug. 2025
  • There are a few planetary happenings to be aware of during this new moon.
    — Elizabeth Gulino, refinery29.com, 20 Mar. 2023
  • My cat brings in mice nearly daily, so I am used to this happening.
    — Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Here are a few Hanukkah happenings lined up around the Bay Area.
    — Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 5 Dec. 2025
  • There’s construction happening, right there, right in front of you.
    — Devin Kelly, Outside, 15 Dec. 2025
  • This is a daily look at the positive happenings in high school sports.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2026
  • This is a daily look at the positive happenings in high school sports.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2026
  • This is a daily look at the positive happenings in high school sports.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026

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