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How to Use "Situation" with Example Sentences
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situation
(n):
an event that affects people or things; the condition of a time and place
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Used with adjectives:
"
She described the
general
situation
.
"
(general, overall, whole, current, present, immediate)
"
I don't want to travel in the current
international
situation
.
"
(international, local, national, world, economic, political)
"
We discussed a
hypothetical
situation
in class.
"
(hypothetical, unlikely, real-world, actual, real, real-life)
"
I was afraid of the
chaotic
situation
.
"
(chaotic, explosive, unstable, volatile)
"
You're putting me in an
awkward
situation
.
"
(awkward, embarrassing, sticky, difficult, uncomfortable)
"
We have to be careful with this
delicate
situation
.
"
(delicate, problematic, stressful, tense, tough, unpleasant, unfortunate)
"
I'd never put my children in a
dangerous
situation
.
"
(dangerous, hazardous, life-threatening, vulnerable)
"
The military will take over in an
emergency
situation
.
"
(emergency, crisis, terrorist)
"
He excels in
high-pressure
situations
.
"
(high-pressure, challenging)
"
We are in a
win-win
situation
.
"
(win-win, lose-lose, no-win, hopeless, alarming, critical, desperate, tragic, terrible)
"
What is your
employment
situation
?
"
(employment, work, housing, economic, financial)
Used with verbs:
"
Your leadership
caused
this
situation
.
"
(caused, brought about, created, led to, resulted in)
"
I've never
faced
a
situation
like this before.
"
(faced, been put in, encountered, gotten into)
"
How can we
avoid
that
situation
?
"
(avoid, fix, take control of, defuse, improve, correct, remedy, rectify)
"
You don't
understand
the
situation
we're in.
"
(understand, comprehend, grasp)
"
Give us some advice after you
analyze
the
situation
.
"
(analyze, assess, consider, discuss, evaluate, examine, look into)
"
He's here to
judge
the
situation
.
"
(judge, monitor, review, survey)
"
I'll need you to
describe
the
situation
.
"
(describe, explain, outline, sum up, address, control, deal with, handle)
"
Businesses wanted to
exploit
the fearful
situation
.
"
(exploit, take advantage, manipulate)
"
She quickly
lost control of
the
situation
.
"
(lost control of, aggravated, complicated, worsened)
"
A new
situation
has
arisen
.
"
(arisen, come up, developed, unfolded, occurred)
"
The
situation
will
exist
until we fix it.
"
(exist, continue, remain, deteriorate, escalate, worsen)
"
What does the
situation
require
?
"
(require, need, call for)
Used with prepositions:
"
They got themselves
in
a bad
situation
.
"
(in, into)
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