How to use "case" in a sentence

I now reiterate these sentiments; and, in doing so, I only press upon the public attention the most conclusive evidence of which the case is susceptible that the property, peace, and security of no section are to be in any wise endangered by the now incoming administration

And should anyone in any case be content that his oath shall go un kept on a merely unsubstantial controversy as to HOW it shall be kept?

Again, in any law upon this subject, ought not all the safeguards of liberty known in civilized and humane jurisprudence to be introduced, so that a free man be not, in any case, surrendered as a slave? And might it not be well at the same time to provide by law for the enforcement of that clause in the Constitution which guarantees that "the citizen of each State shall be entitled to all privileged and immunities of citizens in the several States?"

The course here indicated will be followed unless current events and experience shall show a modification or change to be proper, and in every case and exigency my best discretion will be exercised according to circumstances actually existing, and with a view and a hope of a peaceful solution of the national troubles and the restoration of fraternal sympathies and affections.

But such is not our case.

If a minority in such case will secede rather than acquiesce, they make a precedent which in turn will divide and ruin them; for a minority of their own will secede from them whenever a majority refuses to be controlled by such minority

I do not forget the position, assumed by some, that Constitutional questions are to be decided by the Supreme Court; nor do I deny that such decisions must be binding, in any case, upon the parties to a suit, as to the object of that suit, while they are also entitled to very high respect and consideration in all parallel cases by all other departments of the government

And while it is obviously possible that such decision may be erroneous in any given case, still the evil effect following it, being limited to that particular case, with the chance that it may be overruled and never become a precedent for other cases, can better be borne than could the evils of a different practice.

She also had a packing case business in the cellar at the back of the house

Two people were important witnesses in the murder case

In the case of Elizabeth Stride, from the descriptions by Constable Smith and Israel Schwartz we have a man between 28 - 30 years old, 1.65m to 1.70m tall, wearing dark clothes and a hat with a peak, or perhaps a deerstalker

Cosette had brought her letter case and blotter with her, Valjean his box of child's clothing and the old National Guard uniform which all respectable men possessed, and which he had worn under a previous identity.

It is better than serving drinks in a pub or helping out at his dad's office, but only if it is a short day, and only if the case is closed quickly

But today it is nearly three, and the case is nowhere near closed.

"My summary of this case is brief

They say this is the case because Miss Lee was not in a sane state of mind when she killed Mr Dawson; they say that this crime was in defence of her sister

During the Oil Wars, they had to train us how to keep our minds strong, in case we were caught by people who wanted to change the way we thought."

I looked at my small case

And if that were the case, then he might have ended up in a foster home, in a new life

Her obsessive fear of intruders in the house, her disquieting dreams about Danny, her renewed grief - all of those things might grow from her concern about Magyck! If that were the case, then those symptoms would disappear as soon as the fate of the show was evident

Nine model airplanes filled a display case, and three others hung on wires from the ceiling

Even these days, when most machines could be played with electronically validated value cards, the nickel duchesses wore black gloves to keep their hands from becoming filthy after hours of handling coins and pulling levers; they always sat on stools while they played, and they remembered to alternate hands when operating the machines in order not to strain the muscles of one arm, and they carried bottles of liniment just in case.

Although no second show was scheduled this evening, as would be the case every night henceforth, busboys and waitresses were busily clearing tables, resetting them with fresh linen and silverware for the following night's eight o'clock performance.

"I'll park the car in front of the restaurant door, and I'll leave the engine running just in case."

The display case that held nine model airplanes rocked, banging repeatedly against the wall

The airplane models were no longer in the display case; they were strewn across the floor, and a few were broken

"Michael, in case you haven't heard, Magyck! Is a hit

that alone will require a lot more manpower than the police can spare for anything except a murder case, a hot kidnapping, or maybe a narcotics investigation."

"As long as there aren't any religious objections, the law requires the permission of only one parent in a case like this," Elliot said.

Gas might be leaking under the concrete slab and building up down there, in which case it's possible you wouldn't detect it right away, but you'd still be sitting on top of a bomb."

He preferred to deal with hard facts, realities; that was why he was such a good attorney, so adept at taking threads of evidence and weaving a good case out of them.

"In case you didn't know it, since the Cold War ended and California took such a big hit in the defense downsizing, Nevada has more Pentagon-supported industries and installations than any state in the union

You argued your case pretty well."

As he gazed at the model, he wasn't transported back in time or lost in fantasies of high-seas adventure; rather, he was mulling over the recent developments in the Evans case

In which case, both he and you might be dead

In any case, he couldn't stand here all night brooding about it.

"Bellicosti was supposed to give us the information we need to interest a topnotch reporter in the case."

"How do we build our case?"

At the request of its casino manager, every hotel held a handful of rooms off the market, just in case a few regular customers - high rollers, of course - showed up by surprise, with no advance notice, but with fat bankrolls and no place to stay

The set came in a leatherette-covered case and sold for a hundred dollars.

Elliot withdrew another one from the leatherette case and handed it to her

"Which definitely isn't the case," Tina said.

Snowshoes in case we have to walk very far in open country

In room 918, the Network operatives discovered a cheap suitcase, dirty clothes, toothbrushes, various toiletry items - and eleven maps in a leatherette case, which Elliot and Tina, in their haste and weariness, evidently had overlooked.

"When you leave," Dombey said, "you should take some files on Danny's case

I received a death threat by phone the night before the arbitration - I can't say for certain that it was from the writer; the voice was so deep that it might have been his mother - and the next morning the law firm handling the studio's case assured me that they had taken extra security measures for the meeting

'But it's probably got nothing to do with the case,' I continued

So we quickly started to talk about the Protheroe case, and of 'Dr Stone', who had turned out to be a well-known thief

A kind of arm held a complicated metal case, out of which the Heat-Ray flashed as it killed anyone who was still moving

One on the left, the furthest away, held a large case high in the air, and the terrible Heat-Ray shone towards Chertsey and struck the town.

It was already raising the case which sent the Heat-Ray when the first shell burst six metres above its head.

It would be a good idea to kill it anyway, in case its actions attracted the attention of the Martians.

In that case, the cylinder could be destroyed before it was cool enough for the Martians to come out, or they could be killed by guns as soon as the door opened

'You see,' Holmes said to me, 'I needed a case, and now I have lost this one because we went for a walk in the park.'

Please tell us the facts of your case.'

Then Mr Grant Munro left, and Holmes and I discussed the case

'I am afraid that this is a case of blackmail,' said Holmes.

Upon my word, Watson, there is something very attractive about that yellow face at the window, and I would not miss this case for worlds.'

We did not say another word about the case until late that night at Holmes' house in Baker Street, just before Holmes went to bed.

'Watson,' he said, 'if you should ever think that I am becoming too confident in my powers, or that I am not working hard enough on a particular case, please whisper "Norbury" in my ear, and I will be infinitely obliged to you.'

Dr Goodricke examined her and said, 'This is a serious case of heart disease

He was so concerned about the registers that he kept copies of them locked up at his home, in case anything happened to the originals