circumstance
Example Sentences
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Second, they believed that financial fortunes were made and unmade, above all else, by circumstance, meaning that defaults did not tar someone’s financial reputation for life.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
"The Ship movement is merely meant to free up people, companies, and Countries that have done absolutely nothing wrong -- They are victims of circumstance."
From Barron's • May 3, 2026
These unique circumstance means Lidl is unlikely to be adding pubs to its 13,000 shops across the world.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
In a strange circumstance, Cuba even achieved its independence as a result of the American victory in the Spanish-American War.
From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026
As he imparted this melancholy circumstance to Wemmick, Mr. Jaggers standing magisterially before the fire and taking no share in the proceedings, Mike’s eye happened to twinkle with a tear.
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
Vocabulary lists containing circumstance
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Around and Around: Circum
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Excerpt from "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer"
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