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Discover LudwigThe phrase "occur to him" is correct and usable in written English.
You would typically use it when referring to an idea, thought, or realization that a person has experienced, typically suddenly. For example: "The answer to the puzzle suddenly occurred to him."
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Funny it should occur to him now.
An idea seemed to occur to him.
He grazes on ideas as they occur to him.
The scissoring gesture didn't seem to occur to him.
Would it even occur to him to question them?
It didn't occur to him to choose his own jersey.
(It didn't occur to him that we were the tourists).
It didn't occur to him that Nirmala would mind this.
He is a man, wouldn't occur to him.
"It probably didn't occur to him that I heard it.
A fourth possible phase — marriage — doesn't occur to him.
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