Everyday English
stranger things have happened
unlikely things are possible
You say stranger things have happened to mean that an unlikely event is still possible.
Hear it in real life
Do you think they could actually win?
Stranger things have happened.
I might apply for the role, even though I have little experience; stranger things have happened.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: Stranger things have occurred happened.
Say: Stranger things have happened.
Do not add another past-tense verb before "happened" in this fixed expression.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
stranger things have happened; well, stranger things have happened
Your turn: say it out loud
I might apply for the role, even though I have little experience; stranger things have happened.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
stranger things have happened
unlikely things are possible
“I might apply for the role, even though I have little experience; stranger things have happened.”
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