How to Use happen to in a Sentence

happen to

phrasal verb
  • That all happened to me in the suburbs, and through the screen.
    Cat Cardenas, Rolling Stone, 27 Jan. 2024
  • The doctors just so happened to catch it in time to save him.
    Brie Stimson, Fox News, 26 May 2024
  • And what’s good for your gut happens to be great for your bread.
    Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appétit, 15 Mar. 2024
  • Thank you for the best thing that's ever happened to me.
    Marisa Sullivan, Peoplemag, 21 Nov. 2023
  • He’s got a girlfriend and a best friend who happens to be a wo...
    Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2024
  • The same thing happened to Hailey Bieber in March 2022.
    Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 9 Aug. 2023
  • But Anna Wintour happened to be at the top of the stairs.
    Tatiana Tenreyro, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 July 2024
  • The 367-footer also happens to be the largest yacht built in Spain to date.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 27 July 2023
  • The survivors have opened up about what happened to them.
    Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2023
  • Viewers will have to wait to see if that happened to Lyons.
    Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 28 Mar. 2024
  • To this day, the government has not said what happened to him and why.
    Ken Moritsugu, Quartz, 3 Mar. 2024
  • What happened to prompt Mario and Lorenzo to go off on their own?
    Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 16 May 2024
  • And in 2024, that peak happens to be on track to occur this weekend.
    Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 10 Aug. 2024
  • The two-time Emmy award winner has four children and his twins happen to be the youngest of the bunch.
    Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 3 Jan. 2024
  • But a lot can happen to a work of art over the course of half a millennium.
    Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2024
  • Leitch happened to work as Pitt's stuntman on that film.
    Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 3 May 2024
  • Chris Nolan happened to be directing such a film, The Dark Knight.
    Justin Ray, Robb Report, 13 July 2023
  • Adul, then 14, had taken charge in the depths of the flooding cave and happened to be one of the few boys on the team who spoke English.
    Joanne Rosa, ABC News, 14 July 2023
  • So why do people do this and what happens to all of that money?
    Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN, 30 Mar. 2024
  • Just let your hands fall into your lap , let good things happen to you . .
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 2 Sep. 2024
  • Trotter, who lives in Detroit, happened to be in New York that day and agreed to help Zeinab.
    Vogue, 21 June 2024
  • The question then is what happens to the current devices that have parts paired?
    Janhoi McGregor, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
  • This happened to a lot of Black creatives during that time.
    Erika D. Smith, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2023
  • What happened to Rachel Morin is a tragedy that will be compounded again and again.
    Sam Janesch, Baltimore Sun, 16 July 2024
  • The house happens to be de Biasi’s own home, and a fantastic one at that.
    Madeleine Luckel, Architectural Digest, 16 July 2024
  • Ever had to debut your new boyfriend in front of his ex — who happens to be your best friend?
    Alexandra Koster, refinery29.com, 23 Nov. 2023
  • Here’s what researchers think happened to the famed pilot.
    USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2024
  • But a lot can happen to a body over 10 months, especially when GLP-1 drugs are in the mix.
    Allison Morrow, CNN, 11 Oct. 2024
  • The incident was not dissimilar to what happened to Rodrigo, who fell while hyping up the crowd during her Oct. 13 concert.
    Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Tomato Gravy 09 of 13 Chicken and Dumplings It shouldn't be allowed for something so good to be so cost-efficient and family-friendly, but chicken and dumplings happen to exist.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2024

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