Definition of Context
the setting in which something occurs
Examples of Context in a sentence
Without context, many conversations that you overhear only a part of make no sense whatsoever, and can often be kind of weird.
Hearing the words ‘Hitler was pretty good’ would be unsettling if you did not know that the context of the conversation was in regards to his short lived art career.
If you did not know the context of the conversation was a fictional book, you would think someone talking about Elves and Unicorns was insane.
Because my teacher did not know the context of the situation, she sent my friend and I to the principal’s office when she heard us talking about our favorite guns in a fictional video game.
Very few movies make any sense if you start watching them halfway, because you don’t know the context of the movie’s plot.
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