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.
  • Turnover in these circumstances is a good thing.
    — Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
  • In such circumstances, how could there fail to be a swarm of ghosts?
    — Aaron Gilbreath, Longreads, 25 Oct. 2017
  • And in his eyes, the circumstances were equal.
    — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 25 Feb. 2026
  • The team’s fourth home run came in unique circumstances.
    — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 22 Apr. 2026
  • That’s due to the circumstances of the killings or the way they were charged.
    — oregonlive.com, 24 Aug. 2019
  • This is a fine way to think of them but doesn’t seem fair in this circumstance.
    — R. Eric Thomas, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
  • For now, Paul tries not to dwell on her circumstances.
    — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
  • The circumstances did not change.
    — Norman B. Gildin, Sun Sentinel, 9 June 2026
  • But in the past week, there has been a notable change of circumstances.
    — Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Like all good galas, the pomp and circumstance are not futile.
    — Isiah Magsino, Vogue, 29 Sep. 2022
  • In certain circumstances, the post can break at the weld joint.
    — Jennifer Ryan, Fortune, 11 May 2023
  • There’s no word yet on the circumstances of the shooting.
    — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2026
  • And if so, for how long and under what circumstances?
    — Big Think, 4 Nov. 2025
  • But there were circumstances this year that were crazy, that just don’t happen.
    — Julia Poe, Pro Soccer USA, 10 Nov. 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
  • The first leg went off under strange circumstances.
    — Damian Calhoun, Daily News, 19 Mar. 2026
  • The common thread is not style but circumstance.
    — Miguel Sirgado, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Markets shift, tax laws change, and life circumstances evolve.
    — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
  • This was not a new circumstance for McLean.
    — Idaho Statesman, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Cancer just happens to be a part of my circumstance right now.
    — Julie Beck, The Atlantic, 23 July 2021
  • The circumstances of the call were unknown.
    — Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Here was the leader of the free world caring about my circumstance.
    — Mica Soellner, Washington Examiner, 26 Aug. 2020
  • Saban said the current room needs to be ready in any circumstances.
    — Matt Stahl | [email protected], al, 6 Aug. 2023
  • Food is the last thing on my mind, but the circumstances are difficult.
    — ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Fiscal circumstances may force it to try again in the near future.
    — Ian King, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2025
  • And in the right circumstances, a change of venue would no doubt make a difference.
    — Jack Greiner, Cincinnati.com, 23 Jan. 2020

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