How to Use circumstantial in a Sentence

circumstantial

adjective

• The case against him is circumstantial.
• The evidence is purely circumstantial.
• And none of us can predict all the circumstantial changes that lie ahead.
  — Philip Chard, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 6 Oct. 2017
• But that doesn't mean all of the party's woes are circumstantial.
  — Damon Linker, The Week, 1 Apr. 2022
• The power of Salvador Ramos’ weapon was not a circumstantial aspect of the attack, but a central one.
  — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2022
• And like the La Mesa Street case, little but circumstantial evidence points to Strong.
  — Megan Cassidy, azcentral, 23 Apr. 2017
• In 2020, Chemirmir pleaded not guilty to all charges and his lawyers said that the cases against him are largely circumstantial.
  — Amethyst Tate, Peoplemag, 3 Oct. 2022
• Matthew Troiano: There is circumstantial evidence … the truck … the lies … Those are all kind of circumstantial pieces that tie back to him.
  — Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2023
• And circumstantial context does not even make the album a painful listen.
  — Natalie Maher, Harper's BAZAAR, 8 Sep. 2021
• With your feet on this foundation, tend to the circumstantial things, starting with the bridal shower you've been assigned.
  — Carolyn Hax, oregonlive.com, 22 June 2019
• With your feet on this foundation, tend to the circumstantial things, starting with the bridal shower you’ve been assigned.
  — Carolyn Hax, The Mercury News, 23 June 2019
• Though her body hasn’t been found, in a March 9th hearing a judge ruled there was enough circumstantial evidence to hold him for trial.
  — Kevin Poulsen, WIRED, 23 Mar. 2007
• The sample size of up-tempo plays was too small, and their success was partly circumstantial.
  — Rich Campbell, chicagotribune.com, 26 Nov. 2019
• Hand was down after pitching in three straight – was circumstantial, Green said.
  — Jeff Sanders, sandiegouniontribune.com, 30 July 2017
• The evidence was circumstantial and could have happened after the fact.
  — Gregory Barber, Wired, 17 June 2021
• What ended up intriguing me most about both shows was circumstantial — the variables that came with where they were performed.
  — Maya Phillips, New York Times, 21 Oct. 2020
• The evidence is circumstantial, but the virus has been linked to the same problem in humans and the connection is worth exploring, experts said.
  — New York Times, 15 Nov. 2021
• The evidence is circumstantial, and no proof affirms Watkins’ role.
  — Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2021
• There are circumstantial reasons for the teacher to be concerned about Luce despite his good grades (most notably that a bag of fireworks was found in his gym locker).
  — David Sims, The Atlantic, 5 Aug. 2019
• His attorney, Phillip Hayes, said that a lot of the evidence against Chemirmir is circumstantial.
  — Dallas News, 9 Dec. 2020
• The wonder on his face, the circumstantial auspiciousness of that imagery — its fruity vividness — showed me to myself.
  — New York Times, 8 Feb. 2022
• In fact, there was not one piece of evidence, circumstantial or physical, linking McIntyre to the crime.
  — Michael Harriot, The Root, 6 June 2018
• No one knew it at the time, but that van would contain some important circumstantial evidence.
  — Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 27 May 2017
• While admitting that the case is circumstantial and some reasonable doubt remains, Pankoke et al.
  — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 1 Feb. 2022
• This is hanging in the balance because all of this evidence, this isn't just circumstantial anymore.
  — Fox News, 14 Sep. 2018
• The case is described to us as a true whodunit, one that relies purely on circumstantial and DNA evidence because there weren’t any witnesses to the killing.
  — Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2021
• Both circumstantial and physical evidence led to his arrest after her body was found in the trunk of her car outside a vacant home last week.
  — CBS News, 17 July 2019
• And if nothing else, the newest example builds the circumstantial case that something was afoot as Trump was trying to win the presidency.
  — Aaron Blake, Washington Post, 12 Apr. 2018
• Artifacts from tombs, as well as inscriptions, engravings, and paintings help, but can prove more circumstantial than conclusive.
  — Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 1 May 2024
• No evidence has been provided beyond the speculative and highly circumstantial, and early efforts to float the theory were largely shrugged off.
  — Aaron Blake, Washington Post, 26 June 2024

Last Updated: 5 Nov 2024