SITUATION in a Sentence

Learn SITUATION from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
420 example sentences for SITUATION, such as:
1. Then the situation grew less strained.
2. It was such a silly situation, after all.
3. I agree with her analysis of the situation.
4. He has had an acute analysis of the situation.
5. My speech started with the situation analysis.
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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
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 Meanings and Examples of SITUATION
situation
 n.  a condition or position in which you find yourself
 n.  the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  Then the situation grew less strained.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In III
2  Having maneuvered them away from the boring subject of war, she went back with interest to their immediate situation.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER I
3  It was a situation which interested the neighbors and annoyed their mother, who had no liking for Scarlett.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER I
4  Having never possessed the courage to get himself into such a situation before, Charles was at a loss as to how to act.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VI
5  Even if the commissary troop had been more interesting, it would not have helped her situation any.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VII
6  She was hard-headed enough to be practical about the situation, and no one would ever know how she felt.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX
7  It was such a silly situation, after all.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX
8  Only most fools won't see it and take advantage of the situation created by the collapse.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX
9  For one thing, it made her own situation in associating with him so much easier than it had been at first.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XII
10  It was a situation made to order for speculators and profiteers, and men were not lacking to take advantage of it.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVI
11  That had been the situation ever since the news of Ashley Wilkes' capture, though the connection between the two events did not occur to him.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVII
12  When regimental officers, understanding the situation, saw a hard fight ahead, they wrote these men, telling them to rejoin their companies and no questions would be asked.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVII
13  The reason he had applied for transfer to the front, despite his useless arm, was that he realized, as the civilian population did not, the seriousness of the situation.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVII
14  She had been counting on Prissy to handle the situation if no doctor should be available.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXI
15  To Scarlett, he seemed as exhilarated and contemptuous as if he got strong pleasure from the situation, as if he welcomed the inferno they were approaching.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIII
Example Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  He's walking into a situation that he absolutely can't control.
2  Stop whingeing about the situation and accept it.
3  Her comments will add to the uncertainty of the situation.
4  As an adult, you can assess the situation realistically.
5  To some degree I think that's right, but there are other factors which affect the situation.
6  With the current job situation, age discrimination in employment is becoming more common.
7  Thinking what my life would be like if you had not been born today years ago,I realize the situation would not be pretty.
8  I agree things look difficult, but the situation is far from irretrievable.
9  I agree with her analysis of the situation.
10  There is nothing so fearful as to be alone in a combat situation.
11  The situation raises important questions about solidarity among member states of the UN.
12  He has had an acute analysis of the situation.
13  I have complete confidence in Mr Wright's analysis of the situation.
14  He provided a detailed analysis of the situation.
15  My speech started with the situation analysis.