How do you use Consequence in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like outcome or result, plus the exact meaning.
Consequence in a sentence
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Consequence meaning
- An effect; something that follows a cause as a result.
- An unwanted or unpleasant effect.
Synonyms of Consequence
Consequence vertaling naar Nederlands
Using Consequence
- The main meaning on this page is: An effect; something that follows a cause as a result. | An effect; something that follows a cause as a result. | An unwanted or unpleasant effect.
- Useful related words include: outcome, result, significance, moment.
- Possible Dutch translations are: gevolg, consequentie.
- In the example corpus, consequence often appears in combinations such as: consequence of, as consequence, the consequence.
Example sentences (20)
They get cast out of the garden as a personal consequence, but original sin sinks into human nature as a long-range consequence.
Despite the shadow attorney general, Mark Dreyfus, initially saying the government would “need to make changes to remove that consequence” if journalists could face prosecution, the fact is the consequence still potentially exists.
However, in concurrent logic programming, any result of a terminating computation is a logical consequence of the program, and any partial result of a partial computation is a logical consequence of the program and the residual goal (process network).
This implies that if a formula is a logical consequence of an infinite set of first-order axioms, then it is a logical consequence of some finite number of those axioms.
A consequence of that will be, we’re going to lose some of those benefits that came from very large scale and efficient manufacturing, because as you start fragmenting your supply base, your costs are inevitably going to go up.
Another consequence of the Sunshine Law being applied is that it may eliminate legislative caucuses.
Another is reporting and consequence management in municipalities and districts.
As a consequence, and perhaps predictably, the state has also seen an uptick in visits by women from the states which have since moved to block access to abortion.
As a consequence, a new squad was formed, with interim head coach Xavier Gilbert taking the reins, but the team faced a 2-1 defeat to Panama on Wednesday.
As a consequence, General Electric raised its guidance.
As a consequence, individuals bereaved by a traumatic death may require specialised supports, particularly those tailored to the nature of the death and the mental health conditions of the individual.
As a consequence, Lall said, there are few journalists left who report on oil drilling with a critical eye.
As a consequence millions upon millions of pounds worth of refunds were issued in vouchers.
As a consequence of the airport shutdown, two flights were diverted and three departures were delayed.
As a consequence of the last strike, “Pushing Daisies” had its first season shortened to nine episodes– followed by a 10-month delay for its second season.
As a consequence of the strong stress test results, several of the major banks have already announced plans to increase shareholder distributions, including JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo, and Goldman Sachs ().
As a consequence, scientists are seeing more of the ocean experiencing marine heat wave conditions than ever.
As a consequence, the national department advised provincial departments to apply for court interdicts to protect workers and health facilities from violence.
As a consequence, the non-binding referendum led to violence and criminal prosecutions.
As a consequence the physical and mental deterioration is acute and we are now into about the third generation of people whose parents are/were addicted.
Common combinations with consequence
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- consequence of 95×
- as consequence 59×
- the consequence 16×
- without consequence 11×
- consequence the 7×
- unintended consequence 7×
- consequence to 7×
- is consequence 7×
- consequence is 6×
- consequence for 6×