circumstance

Example Sentences

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“Regardless of your economic circumstance, everybody wants to keep their cellphone on.”

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Even the rare circumstance of a tie was handled expertly by live-action-short award presenter Kumail Nanjiani, never bringing to mind the immortal confusion of “Moonlight” vs.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

If nothing he has done, at least so far, is likely to rival the outbreak of World War I, that’s the result of chance and circumstance more than anything else.

From Salon • Mar. 15, 2026

A vicious cycle has become ingrained - a deprived area to which poor people are sent, or find their way to through circumstance, rather than choice.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026

His wife’s eyes registered, all at once, shock at the circumstance, anger at the officers, and anger at her husband.

From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates