circumstance
Example Sentences
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These unique circumstance means Lidl is unlikely to be adding pubs to its 13,000 shops across the world.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
“Regardless of your economic circumstance, everybody wants to keep their cellphone on.”
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
“Under no circumstance do we tolerate this type of activity in the signature-gathering process,” said spokesperson Molly Weedn.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026
Regardless of circumstance or intent, that word’s impact knocks the wind out of a person.
From Salon • Mar. 1, 2026
But there was something else, another circumstance, that made it even more terrifying and threatening to the parents of the neighborhood.
From "The Egypt Game" by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
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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