How to Use situation in a Sentence

situation

noun
  • He's in a bad situation.
  • I have a situation that I have to deal with at the moment.
  • You may find yourself in a situation where you lose control of the vehicle.
  • My parents are retired and in a good situation.
  • The house is in a wonderful situation overlooking the valley.
  • How is your financial situation?
  • I'm worried about the current political situation.
  • The city and the social services is a part of the situation.
    Charmaine Patterson, Peoplemag, 18 Jan. 2023
  • The situation brought Abreu to the plate with two outs and a runner on third.
    Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 17 Sep. 2022
  • The entire site is 30% off—a very rare situation, by the way—and sale styles are up to 70% off.
    Jake Smith, Glamour, 24 Nov. 2023
  • That brought them to a second-and-goal situation from the Ravens' 2-yard line.
    Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 10 Oct. 2022
  • The situation was bases loaded, two outs, full count in the bottom of the ninth inning with the score tied.
    Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 26 Feb. 2023
  • Even the blurring is apt, for a situation very much in flux.
    Time, 22 Dec. 2022
  • That is a little out of my price range, a situation that won’t change soon.
    Tim Stevens, The Verge, 30 Oct. 2023
  • This is, in his telling, a both/and situation, not an either/or.
    Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 30 Oct. 2023
  • Is there a rule of etiquette that speaks to this situation?
    Judith Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 May 2025
  • Do a pulse check on your own feelings about the situation first.
    Julia Ries, SELF, 26 July 2024
  • Saying no has always been hard for me in the best of situations.
    Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 28 Jan. 2024
  • They have now been postponed to April 23 in an attempt to defuse the situation.
    Sylejman Kllokoqi, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Dec. 2022
  • Of course, the situation on the front lines is very difficult.
    Abc News, ABC News, 28 Feb. 2023
  • And both his shot volume and speed are down in all situations.
    Shayna Goldman, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
  • If that is still too subtle, leave the situation alone.
    Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 23 Nov. 2023
  • His at-home desk situation is about to be lookin' reaaaal cute with a cute 'lil cactus that serves as a decor piece and as a light.
    Kelsey Stiegman, Seventeen, 11 Aug. 2022
  • The worst-case scenario for Amazon, of course, would be a situation where the telecast was glitchy.
    Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 21 May 2025
  • That’s why Butler holds at least some of the leverage in this situation.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 2 May 2024
  • Most people would quit and give up in my situation right now.
    Ben Church, CNN, 21 Feb. 2024
  • All of that is a very sharp contrast to Donald Trump's handling of the situation.
    ABC News, 15 Jan. 2023
  • This was done during the pause, to check on people’s food-security situation, both in the north and in the south.
    Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 3 Jan. 2024
  • The key is to choose the right strategies and the right crops and varieties for your specific situation.
    Elizabeth Waddington, Treehugger, 24 Sep. 2023
  • This is a run, don’t walk, quickly-add-to-cart situation.
    Gabrielle Porcaro, Travel + Leisure, 27 May 2024

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