under no circumstances
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.55 in modern English
29
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
6
Syllables
12
Unique Chars
Meaning
prep_phrase
Never ever, not for any reason.
Example Sentences
- "Under no circumstances should I be responsible for your reckless driving of my vehicle."
- "From time to time deputations from the town urged the construction of a more central station, and in November, 1842, the directors announced that a temporary station at the south end of the viaduct would be erected as early as practicable, and the experiment fairly tried, but that under no circumstances would the company consent to the expense of having two passenger stations at Stockport."