circumstance
Example Sentences
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Using a magical object to travel back in time, Takopi saves her and discovers the circumstances that led to her actions and those of the other desperate children around her.
From Salon
Although there were still boundaries I maintained given the circumstances, our connection felt unexpectedly effortless.
From Los Angeles Times
And I’m seriously trying to express what makes me uneasy, what makes me believe in the possibilities of grace even in the most horrible circumstances.
From Los Angeles Times
She adds that while some trusts "can be a really helpful tool" in some circumstances there are also "tax complexities".
From BBC
For Ms. Sweeney and Ms. Seyfried it provides an endless variety of opportunities to run through the soap-opera playbook of screaming, cowering, deceiving and attacking depending on the circumstances, which grow increasingly horrifying.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
