in context

idiom

1

: in a sentence with other words

To really know a word, you must be able to use it in context.

2

: while thinking about the group of conditions that exist where and when something happens

We need to consider these events in context.

Examples of in context in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

To put that in context, about 156,360 hours of real time have elapsed between the series premiere and the publication of this story. —Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2025

To make absolutely certain that no one misses that point, the script (credited to Julia Cho, Mark Hammer and Mike Jones) circles around to a poignant quotation from Carl Sagan best discovered in context. —Peter Debruge, Variety, 17 June 2025

Advertisement To put all that in context, recall that Black voters are the most reliable members of the Democratic coalition and the Black Church is the only reason these numbers aren’t even worse. —Philip Elliott, Time, 16 June 2025

Don’t necessarily break the problem down completely, but understand the organism in context. —Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 12 June 2025