How to Use worst-case in a Sentence

worst-case

adjective

• But what would a worst-case scenario look like?
  — Ryan French, Space.com, 13 Apr. 2026
• Not good, but nowhere near a worst-case scenario.
  — Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 8 Apr. 2026
• In a worst-case scenario, the ship stops and gets stuck.
  — Deena Theresa, Interesting Engineering, 28 May 2026
• The bridge fund has helped stave off that worst-case scenario — for now.
  — Liam Reilly, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026
• No need to fill in the blanks with your worst-case scenarios.
  — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 2 Aug. 2026
• How likely is that worst-case scenario?
  — Big Think, 4 Aug. 2025
• What’s the best-case scenario in this worst-case scenario?
  — Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 8 May 2026
• These worst-case outcomes can be avoided.
  — Jeremy Konyndyk, Foreign Affairs, 23 Oct. 2025
• This worst-case scenario needs to be addressed but will not happen soon.
  — Bhopi Dhall and Saurajit Kanungo, Forbes, 17 July 2023
• But in practice, worst-case proofs of algorithms are hard to achieve.
  — Dorit Dor, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
• In worst-case scenarios, the ice punctures the hull.
  — Deena Theresa, Interesting Engineering, 28 May 2026
• Thoughts race, filling in the blanks with worst-case scenarios.
  — Bybryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026
• As of this writing, the odds of a worst-case scenario is around 1 in 5.
  — Terry Eliasen, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026
• The Eagles caught a glimpse of a worst-case scenario for their secondary.
  — Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
• Whoops, that was my worst-case scenario for the Niners, apologies!
  — Grant Brisbee, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
• Sanders himself later downplayed that risk as a worst-case scenario.
  — Brent Schrotenboer, USA TODAY, 28 June 2023
• So enjoy the quiet anonymity of the next few weeks and, worst-case scenario, months.
  — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2025
• Here are ways for people to prepare and respond in worst-case scenarios.
  — Hannah Sampson, Andrea Sachs and Sofia Andrade, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Aug. 2023
• Not everyone is buying into the idea of a worst-case scenario.
  — Rebekah Evans, theweek, 5 Aug. 2024
• But Tovar still envisioned a worst-case scenario with her ace at the plate.
  — Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2026
• If the music stops in a worst-case scenario, everyone will suffer.
  — Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 4 Nov. 2025
• For decades, oil market watchers have worried about the closure of the strait as a worst-case scenario.
  — Camila Domonoske, NPR, 27 Mar. 2026
• But Canales’s worst-case scenarios also have come true, at least for the time being.
  — Sam Lubell, New York Times, 1 Mar. 2024
• Safety isn’t just about stopping worst-case scenarios.
  — Kevin Mullins, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
• In a worst-case scenario, Blackburn can provide length when needed.
  — Gary Phillips, Hartford Courant, 12 Mar. 2026
• For public media officials, the bill is a worst-case scenario.
  — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 12 June 2025
• Here are the best- and worst-case scenarios for the Cards in 2026.
  — Stephanie Stremplewski, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Sep. 2026
• It's designed for worst-case scenarios during liftoff.
  — Briana Alvarado, ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
• Don't force a silver lining, and don't spiral into worst-case thinking.
  — Kevin Kruse, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
• No timeline was provided, but a worst-case scenario was avoided.
  — Kevin Kurz, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026