eventuality

Example Sentences

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In that eventuality, the ECB’s economists forecast that inflation would average 3.5% this year, well above its 2% target.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Iran had previously said it was ready for any eventuality and defiantly refused to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, which it closed in retaliation for the attack launched on February 28.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Prepping is a global movement of people getting ready for the eventuality that society will - in part or fully - collapse.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

Expectations that the tariffs would drive inflation much higher, for instance — an eventuality that might actually have a genuine effect on the economy and therefore on market values — haven’t been borne out.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2026

Day and night they heard the muffled thud of the picks above and dreamt of the collapse of the grotto and of every ghastly eventuality.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams