UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES Definition & Meaning

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Idioms and Phrases

Also, in the circumstances . Given these conditions, such being the case, as in Under the circumstances we can't leave Mary out . This idiom uses circumstance in the sense of “a particular situation,” a usage dating from the late 1300s. It may also be modified in various ways, such as under any circumstances meaning “no matter what the situation,” as in We'll phone her under any circumstances ; under no circumstances , meaning “in no case, never,” as in Under no circumstances may you smoke ; under any other circumstances , meaning “in a different situation,” as in I can't work under any other circumstances ; and under the same circumstances , meaning “given the same situation,” as in Under the same circumstances anyone would have done the same .

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Example Sentences

"The prime minister has been clear the decision to step down was hers, and it was the right one under the circumstances."

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"I think taking into account the circumstances and the compulsions of a coalition polity, I have done as best as I could do under the circumstances."

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Axelrod said Harris ran about as good a campaign as she could under the circumstances.

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You might think, under the circumstances, that this legal filing is just an election-season stunt by three state attorneys general who have nominated themselves as flag carriers for Donald Trump.

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“I think that this individual would likely have a hard time showing defamation under the circumstances,” Jassy said.

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