circumstance
Example Sentences
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Police investigators are still reviewing the circumstances of several deaths, but if the current figure holds up, it would be the fewest killings since 1966, when the population was almost 30% smaller.
From Los Angeles Times
They are separate to the winter fuel payment, which is worth £100 or £300 depending on your individual circumstances.
From BBC
The company’s data centers have backup diesel generators for limited emergency circumstances, he said.
The Northern Irishman, who first managed Celtic from 2000-05, explained his latest return to the club came in "very similar circumstances again".
From BBC
Likewise, the EU issued its own statement, saying that "under all circumstances, the principles of international law and the UN Charter must be upheld" without saying whether that applied in this case.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
