circumstantially

Example Sentences

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It’s ultimately a question of whether that kind of commingled activity makes their account always or never or merely circumstantially attached to their state duties—perhaps on a post-by-post basis, a possibility the justices repeatedly probed.

From Slate • Nov. 1, 2023

With Benzema out injured and Griezmann dropping into a midfield role, the Mbappe-Giroud partnership has happened circumstantially.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 25, 2022

Talk to me about how circumstantially, you can change that expression.

From Salon • Oct. 24, 2021

Heroic kindness — a value that seemed inseparable from the American ideal just five years ago — has grown circumstantially disposable.

From New York Times • Jul. 13, 2018

She never wavered from her original story, but repeated it again and again, circumstantially and without hesitation.

From The Tangled Skein by Orczy, Emmuska Orczy, Baroness