scenario

Example Sentences

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It’s possible that she’s pregnant and on the move, although that scenario is “less likely,” Hunnicutt said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

Using your own retirement funds to pay it off sounds like a worst-case scenario you should avoid.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

"We've had this doomsday scenario mentioned on multiple occasions over the last 15 to 20 years," added Maguire.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

“My worst-case scenario is going back to Harvard, which isn’t a worse-case scenario at all,” said Zhang, who now lives in San Francisco.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

The prisoner’s dilemma owes its name to a scenario, formally identical to the one above, wherein two men suspected of a major crime are apprehended in the course of committing some minor offense.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos