eventuality

Example Sentences

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In that eventuality, the ECB’s economists forecast that inflation would average 3.5% this year, well above its 2% target.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Expectations that the tariffs would drive inflation much higher, for instance — an eventuality that might actually have a genuine effect on the economy and therefore on market values — haven’t been borne out.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2026

Cignetti’s practices—light on tackling, but heavy on information—had prepared them for precisely this eventuality.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 9, 2025

That eventuality has been firmly rejected by Israel.

From Barron's • Nov. 17, 2025

He might be killed in an accident, or he could die shortly of natural causes, but it would be foolish to count on such an eventuality.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel