circumstantial
adjective
relating to or derived from circumstances.
circumstantially
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a word derived from
circumstantial.
Example Sentences
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But a defendant’s knowledge is almost always proved circumstantially; the elaborate scheme to “gross up” and therefore disguise the $130,000 reimbursement to Cohen demonstrated a consciousness of guilt sufficient to prove knowledge of illegality.
From Slate ● May 29, 2024
With Benzema out injured and Griezmann dropping into a midfield role, the Mbappe-Giroud partnership has happened circumstantially.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 25, 2022
Talk to me about how circumstantially, you can change that expression.
From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2021
Heroic kindness — a value that seemed inseparable from the American ideal just five years ago — has grown circumstantially disposable.
From New York Times ● Jul. 13, 2018
But if these manifestations proved unavailing to drive his would-be hearers away, the god answered every question circumstantially.
From Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art by H. A. (H?l?ne Adeline) Guerber
