How to Use in case in a Sentence

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• Bring this first-aid kit on hikes or camping trips, keep it in your car, or stow it away in your basement in case the zombies take over.
  — Stack Commerce, Popular Science, 12 Sep. 2024
• For now, a human safety driver keeps their hands inches from the controls, ready to take over in case of emergency.
  — Jim Ryan, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2024
• As for logistics, Collins and team said the show is on a delay, in case there are any live interruptions from protestors or others.
  — Michael Schneider, Variety, 12 Sep. 2024
• The water reservoir is detachable for easy filling and cleaning, and there’s a detachable water filter (in case your tap water is less than desirable).
  — Terri Williams, Architectural Digest, 13 Sep. 2024
• As part of these submissions for what sounds effectively like a ticket lottery, fans are being required to submit payment information in case their requests do end up being processed.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 4 Sep. 2024
• The event is open to the public and will be moved to the gym in case of rain.
  — John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Jan. 2024
• But Houck will work as a starter in spring training in case that changes.
  — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Feb. 2023
• But Abernathy has already told them to pack their bags and pile them in the car, just in case.
  — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2024
• Always have a meet-up spot for you and your buddies, just in case.
  — Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
• South must maintain trump control in case of bad breaks.
  — Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2024
• More prison cells were made available in case they were needed.
  — Henry Austin, NBC News, 8 Aug. 2024
• The bags of diving equipment at the station are packed and ready to go in case of an emergency.
  — Sarah Raza, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Aug. 2023
• The Chiefs have the clear edge in the kicking game with Harrison Butker, in case a field goal has to decide it.
  — Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 10 Feb. 2024
• Murillo said his firm published the first video in case any of the Black’s Beach victims happened to be from Ecuador.
  — Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2023
• At the officers’ request, Parsons waited at the end of the farmer’s lane in case Sheri walked that way.
  — Marisa Kwiatkowski, USA TODAY, 14 May 2024
• The stunning hotel has one of best concierges in town just in case one of the girls dropped the ball on your dinner reservations.
  — Juliet Izon, Glamour, 5 Dec. 2023
• The fun, braided straps have a puffy cushioned feel and the square toe lets your feet stretch out, which will come in handy in case of summer swelling.
  — Sanah Faroke, Travel + Leisure, 27 May 2024
• In fact, the hairstylist is prepared in case the model wants to change looks midday!
  — Tracey Harrington McCoy, Peoplemag, 24 Feb. 2023
• The two funds have higher margins of safety and carry less risk in case the markets turn south.
  — Moneyshow, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
• Looking for a good pair of binoculars that are easy to pack and take with you on any trip — or even keep in your car, just in case?
  — Katherine Alex Beaven, Travel + Leisure, 17 Jan. 2024
• Just in case nobody got her point, the professor took the time to add helpful emojis: a knife, an axe, and drops of blood.
  — The Editors, National Review, 31 Oct. 2023
• AEDs are located in Novi concession stands, too, in case doors to the inside of a school are locked.
  — Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 9 Feb. 2023
• The tent is also weatherproof with a bathtub floor in case rain becomes more of a problem than the sun.
  — Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure, 17 Feb. 2023
• Friends told her to stay off the internet, but Annette wanted to know what the people online knew, in case of a threat.
  — Bishop Sand, Washington Post, 27 Jan. 2024
• The senior defense official said the presence of the F-22s and the FAA's ground stop were put in place in case the decision was made to shoot down the balloon.
  — Martha Raddatz, ABC News, 3 Feb. 2023
• The Diamondbacks seem to prefer to have their young starters stretched out in Triple-A in case there is a need in the big league rotation.
  — The Arizona Republic, 20 Mar. 2023
• Add buffer days in case bad weather hits; thick cloud cover can conceal the lights.
  — Stephanie Vermillion, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2023
• Phone caddies are set up in classrooms in case teachers choose to implement the rule.
  — The Enquirer, 21 Apr. 2024
• One worker sorts through the hulking pile all day, wearing heavy duty gloves in case something sharp is caught in the sheets.
  — Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 21 Apr. 2024
• Morales traveled to Mexico City to search the hospitals there, in case he had been airlifted to the city.
  — Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2023

Last Updated: 2 Oct 2024