in different circumstances

Example Sentences

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This week, a chastened Summers found himself in different circumstances: standing in the well of a Harvard lecture hall, asking his students’ forgiveness as his professional life was unraveling.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

But of course, those people are no different from us, they just have found themselves in different circumstances.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 30, 2023

But in different circumstances Mr. Sunak might have chosen a different chancellor, and it is unclear whether Mr. Hunt will stay in that job until the next election, Ms. Rutter said.

From New York Times • Nov. 16, 2022

But in different circumstances, who does she reveal?

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 13, 2022

The genome was an active blueprint—capable of deploying selected parts of its code at different times and in different circumstances.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee