How to Use confluence in a Sentence

confluence

noun

• So there was this confluence of circumstances that led me to sit down and think hard and reflect.
  — Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 26 Nov. 2024
• For theaters, the confluence of big-budget blockbusters couldn’t come at a better time.
  — Brent Lang, Variety, 29 Nov. 2024
• Rahm represents a glorious confluence of past and present form.
  — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 June 2021
• Reading these books together is to feel a rushing, powerful confluence of ideas.
  — New York Times, 21 June 2021
• Whether the rule continues at the Triple-A level or even to the majors is to be determined by a confluence of factors.
  — Hayes Gardner, The Courier-Journal, 11 June 2021
• In the longer term, the country still faces the confluence of expansionary fiscal and monetary policy.
  — Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 5 June 2021
• Bdote is the Dakota name for the land at the confluence of the Mississippi and Minnesota rivers.
  — Briana Bierschbach, Star Tribune, 6 June 2021
• Sources familiar with the situation point to a confluence of factors behind the outbreak at the diplomatic mission.
  — Jennifer Hansler, CNN, 23 June 2021
• The short answer is a global chip shortage caused by a confluence of factors ranging from the ongoing pandemic to geopolitical tension and, as always, some crypto nonsense.
  — Eric Ravenscraft, Wired, 12 June 2021
• Economists say rising rents result from a confluence of factors: the shortage of houses to buy, the wave of new Florida residents and the abundance of cash purchases for homes.
  — Amber Randall, sun-sentinel.com, 13 June 2021
• Signs on the low wall mark the confluence of the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico.
  — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 19 July 2024
• What about the confluence of those things appeals to you?
  — Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, 16 July 2022
• Then, in 1963, came a confluence of events that would change his life.
  — Daniel Lewis, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2023
• That our city is at the confluence of two rivers, namely the Willamette and the Columbia?
  — oregonlive, 28 Apr. 2023
• Martin Landing is near the confluence of the Boise, Owyhee and Snake rivers.
  — Carolyn Komatsoulis, Idaho Statesman, 18 July 2024
• The confluence of factors could lead to some sort of a breakthrough.
  — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2023
• The issue stems from a confluence of events, much of it tied to the pandemic.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 27 Sep. 2021
• Both CEOs said the strength of this new venture stems from the confluence of their large data sets.
  — Julie Coleman, CNBC, 24 July 2024
• So, for many reasons, there was a confluence of events that that led to that record slipping through the cracks.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 15 July 2024
• The boom comes due to a confluence of forces, experts noted.
  — Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2022
• But in Puerto Carreño, the small city at the confluence of the Meta and Orinoco rivers, there’s no lab to run blood tests for mercury.
  — Diana Durán, Washington Post, 9 May 2023
• From our unique vantage point in Hong Kong at the confluence of East and West, the simple answer to that is no.
  — Russell Flannery, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2021
• Its headwaters are at the confluence of Knight Creek and Trout Creek.
  — Trilce Estrada Olvera, The Arizona Republic, 25 Mar. 2024
• And in a rare confluence, the country may also be the best place to look for solutions.
  — Amit Katwala, WIRED, 22 Aug. 2023
• Harry Burleigh’s original camp — the one near the confluence of Twin and Calf creeks — had been found.
  — Donovan Brink, oregonlive, 20 July 2021
• According to the health experts, a confluence of factors have led to the surge.
  — Arielle Mitropoulos, ABC News, 28 Dec. 2021
• The rise of Chalino Sánchez could be attributed to a confluence of events.
  — Griselda Flores, Billboard, 7 July 2022
• The researchers noted that this could have been due to a confluence of factors.
  — Julia Zorthian, Time, 20 Oct. 2022
• The confluence of those two events possibly even heals Kendall — at least for now.
  — Kate Aurthur, Variety, 13 Dec. 2021
• The confluence of events is really what put the strain on the entire supply chain.
  — Steve Brown, Dallas News, 19 Aug. 2021

Last Updated: 22 Dec 2024