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UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES
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I. (adverb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Because of prevailing conditions
Example:
under the circumstances I cannot buy the house
Classified under:
Context examples:
He did not dare it under the circumstances, for he had only Louis and me to depend upon, and Louis was even now at the wheel.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
Under the circumstances we agreed, by a questioning look and answer, with finger on lip, to preserve silence in our suspicions, until we should have been able to confer alone again.
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
That was the narrative which I read that night to young Trevor, and I think, Watson, that under the circumstances it was a dramatic one.
(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
The bell rang again so soon that I made a mere scramble of my dressing, instead of the careful operation I could have wished under the circumstances, and went downstairs.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
Now, Jo did not like to leave it, for Mr. Dashwood didn't suit her at all, but, under the circumstances, there was nothing for her to do but bow and walk away, looking particularly tall and dignified, as she was apt to do when nettled or abashed.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
His quietness, under the circumstances, was terrible.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
You had better not come with us in case there should be any difficulty; for under the circumstances it wouldn't seem so bad for us to break into an empty house.
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
I tried to be stern with him, as one is to a woman under the circumstances; but it had no effect.
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
Under the circumstances, Van Helsing and I took it upon ourselves to examine papers, etc. He insisted upon looking over Lucy's papers himself.
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
I felt no compunction in doing so, for under the circumstances I felt that I should protect myself in every way I could.
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
