How to Use transpire in a Sentence

transpire

verb
  • A plant transpires more freely on a hot dry day.
  • No one will soon forget the historic events that transpired on that day.
  • Trees transpire water at a rapid rate.
  • A lot has transpired since then.
    — Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
  • But that didn’t transpire this time around.
    — Idaho Statesman, 12 Mar. 2026
  • From there on out, strange things start to transpire.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 17 Mar. 2026
  • A lot has transpired over these last 12 months.
    — Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 26 Sep. 2025
  • This scene transpired 25 years ago.
    — Touré, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025
  • This is Bell’s time to atone for what transpired last year.
    — Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
  • A lot has transpired between then and now.
    — Tyler Geis, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
  • And amazed at what transpired in his comeback game.
    — Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Just take what has transpired in recent years.
    — Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2025
  • With these guys, some of it is deserved with what has transpired.
    — Dallas News, 23 Feb. 2020
  • If that does transpire, the storm could fill in quickly around it.
    — Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 29 June 2022
  • Here's a breakdown of the events that have transpired since.
    — Krista Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Sep. 2025
  • But who knows what could transpire in the days and hours before the draft.
    — Sporting Green Staff, SFChronicle.com, 14 Nov. 2020
  • This is true not just of what will transpire onscreen but off it as well.
    — Chris Nashawaty, EW.com, 15 Sep. 2021
  • What will transpire tonight in the first round of the draft for the Heat?
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 26 June 2025
  • What will transpire tonight in the first round of the draft for the Heat?
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 27 June 2024
  • And the road ahead won't be nearly as long as what has transpired to date.
    — Jim Riccioli, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 31 Oct. 2017
  • Fowler faces a slew of charges stemming from what's transpired over the last few days.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, kansascity, 6 July 2018
  • Events may transpire in a way that leaves you a lot of free time while those around you are busy bees.
    — Magi Helena, oregonlive, 7 July 2020
  • Your job is to document what transpires on the field at all times.
    — Richard Deitsch, SI.com, 1 Oct. 2017
  • Half of my life has transpired post-Survivor.
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Jan. 2026
  • That transpired with this moment.
    — Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 12 Feb. 2026
  • Our guys were poised with everything that transpired in the first half.
    — Ben Steele, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 17 Feb. 2018
  • What transpired was anything but.
    — Damian Calhoun, Daily News, 27 Feb. 2026
  • But what transpired in that fourth quarter very few saw coming.
    — Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Despite how things transpired over the last few weeks, both sides can now put it all in the rearview.
    — Kevin McCormick, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
  • As night fell, the sights were a grim reminder of what had transpired hours before.
    — oregonlive.com, 29 July 2019

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