under the circumstances

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 .

Example Sentences

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

From Los Angeles Times

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.

From Los Angeles Times

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

From Los Angeles Times

According to the Long Beach Unified safety officers’ policy, officers may fire only when reasonably necessary and justified under the circumstances, such as self-defense and the protection of others.

From Los Angeles Times

But for now, the Democrats appear to be forming a consensus that Harris is their best bet under the circumstances.

From Salon

Related Words

• appropriately
• correspondingly
• properly
• proportionately
• respectively
• subsequently
• therefore
• thus