Sentence examples for showdown occurred from inspiring English sources

A showdown occurred when American lifters, led by heavyweight Paul Anderson, defeated the Russians at the 1956 Olympics in Melbourne, Australia.

The witch v warlock showdown occurred at time when thousands of tourists are flocking to Salem to celebrate Halloween and learn about the infamous colonial-era trials in which 20 people were accused of witchcraft and executed in the 1690s.

The first Greek bail-out came in May 2010; the Japanese tsunami struck in March 2011 and the Arab spring sent petrol prices soaring at around the same time; America's debt-ceiling showdown occurred that summer.

A similar showdown occurred when the San Francisco Warriors of the N.B.A. sued to stop the productive scorer Rick Barry from joining the Oakland Oaks of the A.B.A. Barry sat out the 1967-68 season.

The showdown occurs at a crucial time for Mr. Mugabe and his Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front party, which holds all but a few seats in Parliament but is most likely to face a fierce challenge from a new opposition party when parliamentary elections are held in April.

On Wednesdays, the faithful don choir robes for Church Organ Karaoke, while epic table-tennis showdowns occur nightly.

More generally, with war and recession now consuming much of the world, neither China nor the United States can afford to engage in the kind of showdown that occurred after the spy plane collision.

The Obama administration has said repeatedly that it will not allow Congressional Republicans to use the debt limit to wring concessions from the White House, similar to the fiscal showdown that occurred at the end of last year.

WASHINGTON -- The Republican-led House of Representatives turned down President Obama's request to raise the debt limit Wednesday in a largely symbolic vote that Democrats hoped would remind Americans of the ugly showdown that occurred last summer, when the nation came dangerously close to defaulting on its debt.

The latest Crosby-Ovechkin showdown will occur under the stars after the N.H.L. announced Friday that the game's start time would be moved to 8 p.m. from 1 p.m. because of a forecast for rain Saturday afternoon.

Inevitably, a showdown will occur between Bobby's chosen one and Ajay.