How to Use circumstance in a Sentence

circumstance

noun
  • She says that her client is a victim of circumstance and should not be blamed for the accident.
  • The circumstances of his death are suspicious.
  • He was a victim of circumstances.
  • I can't imagine a circumstance in which I would do that.
  • That’s due to the circumstances of the killings or the way they were charged.
    oregonlive.com, 24 Aug. 2019
  • In the end, our home here is the best place in the world to live under any circumstance.
    Steve West, sun-sentinel.com, 23 Oct. 2020
  • In such circumstances, how could there fail to be a swarm of ghosts?
    Aaron Gilbreath, Longreads, 25 Oct. 2017
  • In certain circumstances, the post can break at the weld joint.
    Jennifer Ryan, Fortune, 11 May 2023
  • And that has to be much better in strange circumstance.
    Patrick Reusse, Star Tribune, 28 Aug. 2020
  • Here was the leader of the free world caring about my circumstance.
    Mica Soellner, Washington Examiner, 26 Aug. 2020
  • Like all good galas, the pomp and circumstance are not futile.
    Isiah Magsino, Vogue, 29 Sep. 2022
  • And in the right circumstances, a change of venue would no doubt make a difference.
    Jack Greiner, Cincinnati.com, 23 Jan. 2020
  • These circumstances have raised questions about the plea.
    Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Fox News, 17 May 2018
  • Saban said the current room needs to be ready in any circumstances.
    Matt Stahl | Mstahl@al.com, al, 6 Aug. 2023
  • Simmons is the last player in the league that should be thrown into a circumstance like this.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Apr. 2022
  • Cancer just happens to be a part of my circumstance right now.
    Julie Beck, The Atlantic, 23 July 2021
  • Kaleb Brown is a guy who could maybe get a punt return look in the right circumstance.
    Nathan Baird, cleveland, 2 Sep. 2022
  • The line also managed the odd circumstance of using a silent count at home.
    Fletcher Page, Cincinnati.com, 30 Aug. 2019
  • There are exceptions to the rule based on circumstance.
    Morgan Hines, USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2022
  • What is a good neighbor supposed to do in this circumstance?
    Washington Post, 27 Feb. 2021
  • Last year there was a lot of circumstances (with the Panthers).
    Joseph Person, charlotteobserver, 30 Oct. 2017
  • The old saying that a rising tide raises all boats comes to mind in this circumstance.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2022
  • The rape of a child – as in the case of Daisy’s birth mother – is one such circumstance.
    Jenn Selby, refinery29.com, 23 Aug. 2021
  • These are more or less the same circumstances investors face today.
    Stephen Grocer, New York Times, 11 July 2019
  • It’s not an unusual circumstance for teams to catch fire in the playoffs and go on runs.
    Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News, 20 May 2022
  • Here are some truths that transcend circumstance and time.
    Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic, 21 July 2022
  • Maybe you were broken apart by circumstance, or maybe the person passed away.
    Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Aug. 2022
  • Given the circumstances, is there any hope that the two of you will get to see it someday — even if no else can?
    Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 July 2019
  • But there were circumstances this year that were crazy, that just don’t happen.
    Julia Poe, Pro Soccer USA, 10 Nov. 2019
  • One circumstance in which such sacrifice seems to make sense is when a cell is attacked by a virus.
    The Economist, 20 Aug. 2020

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