How to Use under/in normal circumstances in a Sentence

under/in normal circumstances

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  • Adult men don’t play with strangers who are small children under normal circumstances.
    Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner, 29 Oct. 2023
  • Hill is used to such a burden under normal circumstances.
    Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2024
  • The rocket booster, which under normal circumstances falls back to Earth and touches down softly on a landing pad so that it can be reused, crashed and was a total loss.
    Christian Davenport, Washington Post, 12 Dec. 2023
  • Matt Farniok was busy at left guard, but under normal circumstances, in light of rough moments this summer when playing guard, the Cowboys are expected to work Farniok more at center.
    Michael Gehlken, Dallas News, 8 Aug. 2023
  • City facilities that would have served well as warm shelters in normal circumstances, such as libraries and senior centers, were having the same lack of power problems that much of the city was having, Walsh said.
    Joshua Fechter, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Feb. 2021
  • Even under normal circumstances, summer is usually about less-is-more makeup, and the pandemic has basically wiped out any desire to get dolled up.
    Bella Cacciatore, Glamour, 8 Sep. 2020
  • Selling items for payment under normal circumstances, the machines are programmed to dispense food and emergency supplies free of charge if a major earthquake or typhoon strikes.
    Ali Martin, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 July 2023
  • These generally range from 36- to 84-month auto loans under normal circumstances.
    Elizabeth Rivelli, Car and Driver, 20 July 2023
  • Kiefer brought an old, battered semitrailer equipped with his guard to the facility, which under normal circumstances is used by police practicing high-speed driving techniques.
    A.c. Thompson, ProPublica, 13 June 2023
  • Even under normal circumstances, an offensive line could take several regular-season games to jell.
    Mike Preston, baltimoresun.com, 4 May 2021
  • That Ukraine was unceremoniously eliminated in the final four by Spain — which will face England in the final this weekend — would, in normal circumstances, act as a sort of bathetic coda to its tournament.
    Rory Smith, New York Times, 7 July 2023
  • Coleman’s daughter, Nazaneen, has sickle cell anemia and caring for her under normal circumstances can be challenging and stressful because of the risk factors associated with the disease.
    Eric Branch, SFChronicle.com, 4 Sep. 2020
  • But getting families into Egypt from Gaza is difficult even under normal circumstances, said Tareq Hailat, who heads the organization’s treatment abroad program.
    Michael Collins, USA TODAY, 11 May 2024
  • Libraries serve a vital function in our communities, and under normal circumstances reducing their funding would be unthinkable.
    NOLA.com, 19 Nov. 2020
  • Hutchinson’s ability, paired with McKivitz’s susceptibility, would — under normal circumstances — necessitate Kittle, a brilliant blocker, to stay in line and help the Niners’ right tackle.
    Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2024
  • These genes produce pro-inflammatory proteins that, under normal circumstances, help clear infections.
    William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023

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