How to Use scenario in a Sentence

scenario

noun
  • In the worst-case scenario, we would have to start the project all over again.
  • The most likely scenario is that he goes back to school in the fall.
  • A possible scenario would be that we move to the city.
  • The best-case scenario would be for us to finish the work by tomorrow.
  • What is the worst case scenario?
    — Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • What is the worst case scenario?
    — Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The odds against this scenario are high.
    — George Skelton, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2026
  • This is the best-case scenario.
    — ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
  • What is the worst-case scenario?
    — Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • What is the worst-case scenario?
    — Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • What is the worst-case scenario?
    — Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • It is based on a scenario in which none do.
    — David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Oct. 2025
  • What would the worst-case scenario look like?
    — Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • And that’s the best-case scenario.
    — Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 22 Jan. 2026
  • That’s the kind of scenario that should scare fans.
    — Josh Yohe, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
  • In a worst-case scenario, the ship stops and gets stuck.
    — Deena Theresa, Interesting Engineering, 28 May 2026
  • This map shows Spain’s best-case scenario.
    — Big Think, 29 Oct. 2025
  • The latter scenario may not be such a bad thing.
    — Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Best case scenario, the next window can be in a month.
    — Angus Chen, STAT, 8 Jan. 2026
  • This scenario may be playing out this week.
    — Fred Imbert, CNBC, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Those are by far the worst-case scenarios.
    — ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
  • But the clock is ticking on that scenario.
    — Austin Corona, AZCentral.com, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Right now, this is the least likely scenario.
    — Cutter Martin, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Even if that may, in fact, be a longshot scenario.
    — Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 13 Feb. 2026
  • This scenario can be seen over and over again across the country.
    — Steve Dennis, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Much could change to prevent that scenario.
    — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
  • In fact, the men said, that scenario has played out nearly all night.
    — Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 10 Oct. 2024
  • That same scenario over and over again, but not just in the classroom….
    — Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025
  • This is all about the scenarios.
    — Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 24 June 2026
  • What happens in a loss scenario?
    — Sean Lee, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026

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