How to Use confluence in a Sentence

confluence

noun
Definition of confluencenext
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  • The confluence of events is really what put the strain on the entire supply chain.
    — Steve Brown, Dallas News, 19 Aug. 2021
  • And that is a confluence of events in the past, which my husband is only a part of, not the sole perpetrator.
    — Hanna Flanagan, PEOPLE.com, 16 Aug. 2021
  • He just hasn’t been needed for a long time, due to the confluence of lack of save situations and off days on the schedule.
    — Tom Haudricourt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 29 July 2021
  • The shift was the result of a confluence of factors, according to Helderman.
    — Todd Longwell, Variety, 31 Oct. 2024
  • To be sure, 2021 wasn’t intended to be the year of movie musicals, but theater delays ensured this confluence just so happened to come at the right time.
    — Nadine Zylberberg, Harper's BAZAAR, 6 Aug. 2021
  • The confluence is reigniting debates over Covid-19 mitigation strategies as a new academic year begins.
    — Shawn Nottingham, CNN, 13 Aug. 2021
  • Signs on the low wall mark the confluence of the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 19 July 2024
  • What about the confluence of those things appeals to you?
    — Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, 16 July 2022
  • Then, in 1963, came a confluence of events that would change his life.
    — Daniel Lewis, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2023
  • That our city is at the confluence of two rivers, namely the Willamette and the Columbia?
    — oregonlive, 28 Apr. 2023
  • Martin Landing is near the confluence of the Boise, Owyhee and Snake rivers.
    — Carolyn Komatsoulis, Idaho Statesman, 18 July 2024
  • The confluence of factors could lead to some sort of a breakthrough.
    — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2023
  • The issue stems from a confluence of events, much of it tied to the pandemic.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 27 Sep. 2021
  • Both CEOs said the strength of this new venture stems from the confluence of their large data sets.
    — Julie Coleman, CNBC, 24 July 2024
  • So, for many reasons, there was a confluence of events that that led to that record slipping through the cracks.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 15 July 2024
  • The boom comes due to a confluence of forces, experts noted.
    — Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2022
  • But in Puerto Carreño, the small city at the confluence of the Meta and Orinoco rivers, there’s no lab to run blood tests for mercury.
    — Diana Durán, Washington Post, 9 May 2023
  • From our unique vantage point in Hong Kong at the confluence of East and West, the simple answer to that is no.
    — Russell Flannery, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2021
  • Its headwaters are at the confluence of Knight Creek and Trout Creek.
    — Trilce Estrada Olvera, The Arizona Republic, 25 Mar. 2024
  • And in a rare confluence, the country may also be the best place to look for solutions.
    — Amit Katwala, WIRED, 22 Aug. 2023
  • According to the health experts, a confluence of factors have led to the surge.
    — Arielle Mitropoulos, ABC News, 28 Dec. 2021
  • The rise of Chalino Sánchez could be attributed to a confluence of events.
    — Griselda Flores, Billboard, 7 July 2022
  • The researchers noted that this could have been due to a confluence of factors.
    — Julia Zorthian, Time, 20 Oct. 2022
  • The confluence of those two events possibly even heals Kendall — at least for now.
    — Kate Aurthur, Variety, 13 Dec. 2021
  • He and his wife, Susette, also a river guide, were married at the confluence of the Green and Colorado rivers.
    — Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2023
  • There’s no grand confluence that made early 2022 the season of Keaton.
    — Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2022
  • The storage project and new power plant have been in the planning stages for more than a decade, the result of a confluence of factors.
    — Henry Fountain Nina Riggio, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2024
  • Both sides on the ballot question say a confluence of factors led to the result.
    — Samantha J. Gross, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Nov. 2022
  • However, the stock now is back to a confluence of support.
    — Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2024
  • Scotts Creek, which runs right by Josh’s house and is usually benign enough, swelled and formed a deadly confluence with the Tuckasegee River.
    — Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle, The Atlantic, 1 Oct. 2024

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