- plural of circumstance.
circumstances
Example Sentences
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She said she did not know the circumstances around his death, but said he was not being given medication regularly for diabetes and high blood pressure, the site reported.
From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026
However, that would be his only appearance of the tournament as he then suffered a broken arm in freak circumstances.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
The circumstances that make these wildfires so severe are becoming more and more common across the world.
From Salon ● Aug. 3, 2026
Chris Young grew up in Clarksville, Tenn., in the direst imaginable circumstances — unimaginable, in fact, to many of us.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
Having come from very modest circumstances myself, I could definitely understand their point.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
Vocabulary lists containing circumstances
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Richard Nixon's "Checkers" Speech (1952)
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