Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

circumstance

[sur-kuhm-stans, -stuhns] / ˈsɜr kəmˌstæns, -stəns /


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

“If this resilience were confirmed in the current circumstance, the expected drag on aggregate demand might be insufficient to eliminate the growing risk of inflation settling above target over the medium term,” the account said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

“And it’s only an unfortunate circumstance of this huge epidemic that we were able to get samples and look at chains of transmission and really understand what the virus is doing to people.”

From MarketWatch • May 17, 2026

Somewhere out of sight were the Met's new SandCat armoured vehicles, which officers said were only there for circumstance where officers were confronted by "extreme violence".

From BBC • May 16, 2026

His intense focus can help take the emotion out of any unforeseen circumstance.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026

Therefore, a wise prince must think of a method by which his citizens will need the state and himself at all times and in every circumstance.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli




Vocabulary lists containing circumstance


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember "circumstance" for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com