Sentence examples for first occurred from inspiring English sources

Suggestions(5)

first occupied

first surfaced

first encouraged

first contributed

first constructed

The phrase "first occurred" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when you are referring to an event or occurrence that happened before any other event or occurrence. For example: The first occurrence of the disease was documented in the year 1802.

Exact(60)

The first occurred in 1998.

The New York Times

The first occurred when she was 17.

The Guardian - Books

There was '82 when it first occurred.

Harvard Business Review

Brown tide blooms first occurred in 1985.

The New York Times

The first occurred some 15 years ago.

The Guardian - Business

The first occurred while Ryan was still writing the pilot.

The Guardian

But both if and when that first occurred is unknown.

Encyclopedia Britannica

The injury first occurred against Minnesota in early February.

The New York Times - Sports

The first occurred Feb. 23, 1994, the second two days later.

The New York Times - Sports

The idea for the show first occurred to Ms. Boone about a year ago.

The New York Times - Arts

The defendant said consensual sex first occurred when she was 17.

The Guardian

More suggestions(15)

first originated

first produced

first arisen

first existed

first emerged

first participated

first corrected

first corresponded

first incurred

prior occurred

firstly occurred

first guaranteed

first operationalized

earliest occurred

first arising

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