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.
• In fact, the men said, that scenario has played out nearly all night.
  — Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 10 Oct. 2024
• On the flip side, the worst-case scenario would be a rapid warming event.
  — Madeline Heim, Journal Sentinel, 23 Mar. 2023
• To track changes in both scenarios, the original database source must be polled on a regular basis.
  — Janakiram Msv, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
• The basic scenario is as follows: a runaway trolley is speeding down the tracks and will hit and kill five people who are unable to move.
  — WIRED, 24 Mar. 2023
• That scenario could lead to more stringent ceilings on defense spending even though there’s support for an increase from both parties.
  — Brian Evans, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2024
• Johnson painted a dream scenario for McCoy’s exit in the Suns’ postgame show.
  — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 5 Apr. 2023
• In a worst-case scenario, the Macdonalds would shelter in the elevator.
  — Carolyn Kormann, The New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2024
• There are two main options: The most likely scenario is that Gideon's Imperial cronies rescued him.
  — Devan Coggan, EW.com, 29 Mar. 2023
• In what felt like a true doomsday scenario, tornados broke out across the state, killing several people before Milton had even arrived.
  — Kathryn Varn, Axios, 10 Oct. 2024
• Ted Egan, the city’s chief economist, believes that the likeliest scenario is that the forces of market capitalism will right the ship.
  — Roland Li, San Francisco Chronicle, 30 Mar. 2023
• In this scenario, the Cardinals take a cornerback with the best combination of athletic traits.
  — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 28 Mar. 2023
• The worst-case scenario equates to under 200 miles of range with a full battery.
  — Bradley Brownell / Jalopnik, Quartz, 19 Mar. 2024
• At the center of the action was Mr. Dinh and his overly rosy scenario.
  — Jeremy W. Peters, New York Times, 27 May 2023
• 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
• The Cardinals won’t have the same scenario this fall with the addition of three tight ends from the portal.
  — Alexis Cubit, The Courier-Journal, 4 Jan. 2024
• In the scenario about tortoises, though, Freedoms 4 and 5 seemed to be at odds.
  — Bill Wasik and Monica Murphy Gabra Zackman Emma Kehlbeck Lance Neal, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2024
• But perhaps the best-case scenario is that the Trojans can at least produce the big play when the big play is needed.
  — Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2023
• Though the scenarios weren’t the same, the comedian still chimed in.
  — Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 15 July 2024
• All these rom-com scenarios that played out in my head were just that—fantasies.
  — Molly Barstein, Vogue, 18 Jan. 2024
• Madewell's Crop Tank is always a go-to in either scenario, as well as the Seamed Tee (both on sale for under $25).
  — Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 6 July 2024
• Though this is one of the best-case scenarios, the passengers are still at risk of running out of oxygen.
  — Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 21 June 2023
• But boards need to see through the pre-election haze and use scenario planning and other tools to start making tough calls.
  — Lila MacLellan, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2024
• The best-case scenario would be for Ricoh to release a set of high-yield toner cartridges for the device.
  — David English, PCMAG, 4 July 2024

Last Updated: 26 Oct 2024