Sentences with transpire
tran·spire
T t - It transpired that Paolo had left his driving licence at home. [VERB that]
- Nothing is known as yet about what transpired at the meeting. [VERB]
- It is often maintained that transpire should not be used to mean happen or occur, as in the event transpired late in the evening, and that the word is properly used to mean become known, as in it transpired later that the thief had been caught. The word is, however, widely used in the former sense, esp in spoken English