How to Use confluence in a Sentence

confluence

noun

• The issue stems from a confluence of events, much of it tied to the pandemic.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 27 Sep. 2021
• Sales are slowing and some measures of profit are shrinking as the industry struggles with a confluence of challenges.
  — New York Times, 30 Sep. 2021
• With flu season approaching, the confluence of influenza and coronavirus could be too much, Tatem said.
  — Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 9 Sep. 2021
• The confluence of support and resistance levels between these securities is not by chance.
  — Jj Kinahan, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2021
• The labor unrest has been fueled by the confluence of the pandemic and an ebullition of streaming platforms thirsting for hot new shows and films.
  — Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2021
• Angst over overtourism had been festering before the pandemic, and the confluence of the coronavirus and tourists created a flash point.
  — Natalie B. Compton, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Sep. 2021
• Just as a confluence of circumstances had lifted Harris to the doorstep of history, any mishap seemed capable of turning her away.
  — Evan Osnos, The New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2024
• As Dewar sees it, fintech has thrived in the U.K. because of a happy confluence of circumstances.
  — Trevor Clawson, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2021
• The park sits at the confluence of the Trempealeau and Mississippi rivers, with 500-foot bluffs offering views of both.
  — Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 9 Sep. 2021
• Scotts Creek, which runs right by Josh’s house and is usually benign enough, swelled and formed a deadly confluence with the Tuckasegee River.
  — Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle, The Atlantic, 1 Oct. 2024
• Due to a confluence of events — including the pandemic and record-high unemployment benefits — employers find themselves in one of the tightest labor markets in decades.
  — Vivian Wang, Forbes, 15 Sep. 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
• 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
• 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
• He and his wife, Susette, also a river guide, were married at the confluence of the Green and Colorado rivers.
  — Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2023
• There’s no grand confluence that made early 2022 the season of Keaton.
  — Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2022

Last Updated: 16 Nov 2024