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.
  • And that would be in the best-case scenario for Ankara.
    — Paul Iddon, Forbes, 27 May 2022
  • For the best-case scenario, the outlook is much rosier.
    — David Blackmon, Forbes, 8 Aug. 2022
  • But putting him in a scenario like this one is fun and new.
    — Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
  • On the flip side, the worst-case scenario would be a rapid warming event.
    — Madeline Heim, Journal Sentinel, 23 Mar. 2023
  • But in the best scenario the rain begins to extinguish some of the fires.
    — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 7 May 2022
  • The only losers in that scenario will, alas, be my cats.
    — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 3 Nov. 2022
  • That’s a scenario Hunley and Nansen would like to avoid.
    — Michael Lev, The Arizona Republic, 9 Aug. 2022
  • No, this was not the classic take-the-money-and-run scenario.
    — Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2022
  • So far, the Pac-12 is doing what all leagues do in this scenario.
    — Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2022
  • In fact, the men said, that scenario has played out nearly all night.
    — Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 10 Oct. 2024
  • The worst-case scenario equates to under 200 miles of range with a full battery.
    — Bradley Brownell / Jalopnik, Quartz, 19 Mar. 2024
  • There’s no scenario where Trump 2.0 goes well for Japan.
    — William Pesek, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
  • At the center of the action was Mr. Dinh and his overly rosy scenario.
    — Jeremy W. Peters, New York Times, 27 May 2023
  • This is the same scenario that occurred with their Monday night game against the Bears on Oct. 24.
    — Chad Finn, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Dec. 2022
  • A few months ago, this scenario might not have seemed like a problem.
    — Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 8 Jan. 2023
  • For s2s, though, that scenario has yet to openly play out.
    — WIRED, 6 Jan. 2023
  • This scenario is not so laughable in the wake of the pandemic.
    — Brittany Trang, STAT, 22 Nov. 2022
  • On Earth, the oceans teem with life, but is the same scenario possible on these frosty moons?
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 14 July 2022
  • This is probably the best case scenario to calm things down.
    — Natasha Turak, CNBC, 24 June 2025
  • In the scenario where Maria is married, the value of these tax breaks is greater, as the couple’s top rate is 24%.
    — Ashlea Ebeling, WSJ, 27 Oct. 2022
  • 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
  • In the worst-case scenario, like Sunday’s shooting, the child shoots themselves and dies.
    — Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Apr. 2023
  • In this scenario, your AC unit would be engaged in a gentle sleight of hand.
    — Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 9 Aug. 2024
  • One doctor also just told me this could last, in the worst case scenario, 10 years.
    — Andrea Wurzburger, Peoplemag, 19 Apr. 2023
  • To avoid this scenario, make sure your towel is hung in a spot that gives it room to breathe between uses.
    — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 6 July 2025
  • At the beginning of some training scenarios, an officer would fire a weapon from somewhere within the school, and actors would scream for help and sprint from the scene.
    — Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 8 July 2025

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