How to Use context in a Sentence

context

noun

• We need to look at the event within the larger context of world history.
• We need to consider these events in context.
• The book puts these events in their proper historical and social contexts.
• But there was no getting around that this was truly bizarre TV given the context.
  — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 4 Apr. 2023
• But, of course, in the context of single-game outcomes, anything is possible.
  — Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 6 Apr. 2023
• Colorado responds that its law allows judges and juries to consider context.
  — Robert Barnes, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Apr. 2023
• When that detail comes within the context of Laramie, the effect is dislocating.
  — Vulture, 6 Apr. 2023
• Accounting for context, though, Peter One’s point makes perfect sense.
  — Jon Schwartz, SPIN, 6 Apr. 2023
• What was surprising, given recent context, was how quickly USC ran away with the game after that.
  — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2024
• These seismic shifts require context, discussions and brainstorming among experts.
  — Erik Huberman, Rolling Stone, 3 Apr. 2023
• In this context, my door-locking was less practical than ritual, one that brought me some inchoate sense of safety and wellbeing, like a psychic sugar pill.
  — Hazlitt, 5 Apr. 2023
• In this context, they are envisioned as ‘landlords,’ caretakers, and matriarchal figures who hold dominion over the land.
  — Shelby Stewart, Essence, 24 Oct. 2024
• There’s some stuff that creates a visual in the context of imagery from the past, but there’s also Afrofuturism, and there’s also being present in this moment.
  — William E. Ketchum Iii, Billboard, 5 Apr. 2023
• The family members contribute a lot, in filling out details and adding some psychological context.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 24 Oct. 2024
• The charter city connected to the dreams of Silicon Valley, but also to the context of larger geopolitics.
  — Quinn Slobodian, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2023
• There’s even a little description of the concerto explaining its historical context and the difficulty of the piece.
  — Alex Cranz, The Verge, 2 Apr. 2023
• Applicants should keep in mind that admissions officers evaluate applications in the context of what’s available at an applicant’s high school.
  — Christopher Rim, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
• The political context Republicans argue the president's push towards clean energy and away from fossil fuels is too much, too fast.
  — Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2023
• Given this context, there’s a need for visionary leaders who can navigate current complexities and future uncertainties.
  — Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 27 Oct. 2024
• The context for this drought starts in the winter and spring.
  — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 17 Aug. 2022
• And now a new book is adding more context — and more logs to the fire.
  — Barbara Vandenburgh, USA TODAY, 8 July 2019
• Many things are done in the name of God and taken out of context.
  — Michelle L. Quinn, Post-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2017
• But critics bashed the agency for the lack of context in the tweet linking to the files.
  — Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 8 Feb. 2023
• For some reason that’s funny in the context of the play.
  — Dan Snierson, EW.com, 31 Jan. 2020
• To put into context, that’s three years of fire loss for us in the span of about a week.
  — Madison Dibble, Washington Examiner, 16 Sep. 2020
• A lot of things that were said were taken out of context.
  — Jo Yurcaba, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2023
• But the courts have not ruled on this issue in context of the workplace.
  — Johnny C. Taylor Jr., USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2020
• The video comes from an unknown source and lacks any context.
  — Christopher Sherman, Star Tribune, 18 Aug. 2020
• For context, most parties take around three days to climb the route.
  — Matt Skenazy, Outside Online, 6 June 2018
• Here’s what to look for and ways to put the numbers into context.
  — Adam Shell, USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2020

Last Updated: 11 Nov 2024