Sentence examples for using the occasion from inspiring English sources

Others are using the occasion as an impetus to start their own businesses.

There was similar talk then of using the occasion to marshal the international community.

I'll be using the occasion to give the kids a beginner's guide to free speech.

He's trying to figure himself out, using the occasion of a letter to engage in self-therapy.

Several readers took me to task -- fairly -- for not using the occasion to teach my daughter a lesson about manners and being considerate of others.

North Korea consistently denied any involvement in the Sony hack, but has now offered to help find "whoever" was responsible – using the occasion to attack the US.

He is using the occasion to press his campaign for the "dialogue among civilizations" that he introduced at the United Nations four years ago.

The Volt, of course, is the innovative electric car from General Motors, and G.M. was using the occasion of the auto show to meet with Volt owners.

But Israeli news media reported that the prime minister feared that Muslim states were planning on using the occasion to raise the question of Israel's nuclear arsenal.

And Mavericks owner Mark Cuban hasn't changed much either, using the occasion to pummel the league for the Chris Paul trade.

And on October 19th he gave the annual Mais lecture at London's City University, using the occasion to do two things.