| E3 III.i.8 | [Lorraine to King John] not to spend the time in circumstance |
| MV I.i.154 | [Antonio to Bassanio] You ... herein spend but time / To wind about my love with circumstance |
| Oth I.i.13 | [Iago to Roderigo, of Othello and Iago's supporters] he ... / Evades them with a bombast circumstance |
| TS V.i.23 | [Petruchio to Pedant as Vincentio] leave frivolous circumstances |