situational

Example Sentences

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“Gaining situational awareness, especially in the early hours, sometimes days, of a particularly threatening event, can be really, really challenging.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

Some of these situational advantages could be construed as luck.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

"The Russian flights are most likely intended to gather situational awareness of allied activity in connection with Cold Response 2026," it added.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

"The IDF is operating to visually mark the Yellow Line in accordance with the conditions on the ground and the ongoing operational situational assessment," they added.

From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026

The long list of situational phobias includes the fears of being bound, beaten, locked into an enclosed area, and smeared with human waste.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris