state of affairs
Example Sentences
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"Kenyans had no knowledge of the state of affairs pertaining the preliminary agreement."
From Barron's • Jun. 29, 2026
The Times sat down with Cohen last week to discuss the state of affairs in college football and USC’s athletic department.
From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026
Mr. Dasgupta claims, though, that this state of affairs rested to a considerable extent on past and continuing exploitation of the global south.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
He said: "If we're unable to send a pensioner who lives on their own away with a jar of coffee, that's a pretty sad state of affairs."
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026
If this state of affairs had lasted for two or three years, we could say that it was unjust; but it lasted for more than two hundred years.
From "Native Son" by Richard Wright
