Similar words: circumstance, circumstantial, circumspect, circumscribe, circumspection, circumscription, circumference, circumvent. Meaning: ['sɜːkəmstəns] 
n. 1. your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you) 2. the state (usually personal) with regard to wealth 3. a person's financial situation (good or bad).
n. 1. your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you) 2. the state (usually personal) with regard to wealth 3. a person's financial situation (good or bad). 
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(151) With job losses and high interest rates, a lot of people are finding themselves in very straitened circumstances these days.
(152) Due to unforeseen circumstances, we have had to reschedule the concert.
(153) Do the best you can - I realize the circumstances are not ideal.
(154) He was shot dead earlier this year in unexplained circumstances.
(155) I know what it means to lose a child under such tragic circumstances.
(156) The meeting has been cancelled due to circumstances beyond our control.
(157) He died in mysterious circumstances, and there is still a possibility that it was murder.
(158) Norma tried to preserve a normal family life in difficult circumstances.
(159) Circumstances dictated that they played a defensive rather than attacking game.
(160) I'm making inquiries about the circumstances of Mary Dean's murder.
(161) I wouldn't have expected to find you in such comfortable circumstances.
(162) Due to circumstances beyond our control the performance has had to be cancelled.
(163) Unless there are extenuating circumstances , all students must be present on the day of the exam .
(164) Depending on your circumstances you may wish to opt for one method or the other.
(165) Owing to circumstances beyond our control, the flight to Rome has been cancelled.
(166) Except under clearly defined circumstances, it is illegal in Britain for a company to purchase its own shares.
(167) Given the circumstances, his behaviour to Laura had been punctiliously correct.
(168) The defendants decide to admit their guilt, but insist that there are extenuating circumstances.
(169) His father died when he was ten, leaving the family in straitened circumstances.
(170) In certain circumstances, police may enter premises without a warrant.
(171) Criminologist Dr Ann Jones has linked the crime to social circumstances.
(172) It's the best result that could be expected under the circumstances.
(173) She behaved as any upright citizen would have under the circumstances.
(174) The circumstances were not propitious for further expansion of the company.
(175) You should fit your style of living to your circumstances.
(175) Sentencedict.com try its best to collect and make good sentences.
(176) There were extenuating circumstances and the defendant did not receive a prison sentence.
(177) It was the best course of action to take in the circumstances.
(178) Although Armstrong overcame the circumstances of his birth, he never really left New Orleans behind.
(179) Whatever the circumstances, parents are supposed to know what to do for the best.
(180) I tend to doubt the wisdom of separating a child from its family whatever the circumstances.
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