How to Use scenario in a Sentence

scenario

noun

• In the worst-case scenario, we would have to start the project all over again.
• The most likely scenario is that he goes back to school in the fall.
• A possible scenario would be that we move to the city.
• The best-case scenario would be for us to finish the work by tomorrow.
• The worst-case scenario equates to under 200 miles of range with a full battery.
  — Bradley Brownell / Jalopnik, Quartz, 19 Mar. 2024
• At the center of the action was Mr. Dinh and his overly rosy scenario.
  — Jeremy W. Peters, New York Times, 27 May 2023
• Buffered by its slight distance from the storm’s center, Cedar Key was spared from the worst-case scenario.
  — Stephanie Castellano, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Sep. 2023
• The Cardinals won’t have the same scenario this fall with the addition of three tight ends from the portal.
  — Alexis Cubit, The Courier-Journal, 4 Jan. 2024
• But perhaps the best-case scenario is that the Trojans can at least produce the big play when the big play is needed.
  — Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2023
• All these rom-com scenarios that played out in my head were just that—fantasies.
  — Molly Barstein, Vogue, 18 Jan. 2024
• Though this is one of the best-case scenarios, the passengers are still at risk of running out of oxygen.
  — Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 21 June 2023
• But boards need to see through the pre-election haze and use scenario planning and other tools to start making tough calls.
  — Lila MacLellan, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2024
• Just to hammer this home a bit more, consider this scenario.
  — Liz Krieger, Good Housekeeping, 6 June 2023
• In the best-case scenario, often the craving will subside in that time period.
  — Caitlin Granfield, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
• And yet that is the exact scenario the placenta seems to create on purpose.
  — Annie Melchor, WIRED, 7 Jan. 2024
• Whatever the scenario may be, our top tip is to stay true to your unique relationship.
  — Boutayna Chokrane, Vogue, 20 Nov. 2023
• But those were mere subplots leading to the Rams-Lions playoff scenario.
  — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2024
• The teams that finish ninth and 10th will have to win two games in a row while facing a single-elimination scenario.
  — Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 13 Apr. 2024
• Morris has a close friend who is living this exact scenario.
  — Jon Stojan, USA TODAY, 7 Aug. 2023
• If possible, an even more hellish scenario is about to unfold.
  — Wafaa Shurafa, arkansasonline.com, 6 Dec. 2023
• Those opening a franchise for the first time or buying a restaurant, in specific scenarios, will have to pay the new rate.
  — Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN, 22 Sep. 2023
• In this admittedly simplified scenario, the stork would have brought 1.6 million more babies to our shores over the past decade and a half.
  — Patrick T. Brown, National Review, 25 Jan. 2024
• But in most scenarios, the cargo space is just limited.
  — Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 27 Sep. 2023
• This is the dream scenario for any beauty editor, and the excuse of a lifetime to cash in on a day of me-me-me care and consideration.
  — Arden Fanning Andrews, Vogue, 12 July 2023
• There are numerous scenarios, too, in which even a defeat — coupled with a Norway win or tie to the Philippines — could push the Swiss through.
  — Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 28 July 2023
• The scenario for jobs, inflation and interest rates also have improved, the group added.
  — The Arizona Republic, 28 Mar. 2024
• In a scenario of runaway climate change and uncurbed fossil fuel use, 10 times the amount of property—$45 billion worth—is at risk each year by the end of the century.
  — Kyla Mandel, Time, 17 Aug. 2023
• Either way, those two scenarios set up some real intrigue and potential for mega trades as the NBA gets closer to the June 22 draft.
  — Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 17 May 2023
• But this estimate from the company is likely a worst-case scenario.
  — Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2023
• Johnston, at least, remains optimistic about the win-out scenario.
  — Helene Elliott, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024