eventuality

Example Sentences

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Chancellor Rachel Reeves said contingency planning was under way for "every eventuality", noting the full impact of the war on the UK economy was uncertain.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 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

Cignetti’s practices—light on tackling, but heavy on information—had prepared them for precisely this eventuality.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 9, 2025

"How was I to know that last night wasn't exactly the eventuality I was here to cope with? I lay low and told a noncommittal story."

From "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie