circumstances
Example Sentences
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Most single adults who become homeless each year are homeless under acute circumstances, meaning they are potentially reversible with timely assistance.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
The next consideration is whether your strategy aligns as closely as possible with your and your wife’s financial needs, goals, and circumstances.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026
"I don't know who else would have been able to ensure in these circumstances - which we could not influence - Iran could come and play."
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
Under normal circumstances, IP6 helps keep Cul4A activity under control.
From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026
In the South, the book was said to have been “founded on imaginary circumstances, and gross improbabilities” and frequently banned.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
Vocabulary lists containing circumstances
The Vocabulary.com Top 1000
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The Outsiders
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Richard Nixon's "Checkers" Speech (1952)
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