scenario

Example Sentences

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Scarpetta said energy prices have yet to reach the levels seen in that downside scenario.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Here’s a nightmare scenario that might scare people into thinking hard about who they are hiring: One woman is fighting a $328,000 tax bill because her accountant improperly claimed deductions behind her back.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

“Even our most hopeful scenario involves a growth downgrade,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

There is a scenario too in which the team finishing seventh in the Premier League qualifies for the Champions League.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Eventually, the plant operators realized that the worst-case scenario in unit 2—that the torus had exploded and was leaking—hadn’t happened, either.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland