On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Ensued. Discover the meaning, how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Ensued meaning
simple past and past participle of ensue
Using Ensued
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of ensue
- In the example corpus, ensued often appears in combinations such as: ensued and, that ensued, ensued between.
Context around Ensued
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 11 start, 5 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Ensued
- In this selection, "ensued" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 20.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, chase, firefight, scramble, resulting, lasting and aboard stand out and add context to how "ensued" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a chase ensued in which and a firefight ensued lasting over. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "ensued" sits close to words such as busiest, chan and chester, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with ensued
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A firefight ensued, lasting over 30 minutes. (7 words)
A high speed chase and shootout ensued. (7 words)
A chase ensued in which the stolen vehicle crashed. (9 words)
A goalmouth scramble ensued before Kilman slotted home and he celebrated his first goal of the season by holding up the jersey of team mate Mario Lemina, who missed the game following the death of his father. (37 words)
A coaching change ensued after the Wildcats won just 14 games in Nowell’s first year and Bruce Weber, who had endured three consecutive sub-.500 campaigns, was replaced by former assistant Jerome Tang. (34 words)
An epic battle ensued, and for a time it almost seemed like Jiraiya might make it out in one piece, but for the story to truly carry on, this couldn't happen. (32 words)
Example sentences (20)
A 20-minute firefight ensued, resulting in the death of the soldier and an alleged communist rebel.
About 6 p.m. and east of Denver, the I-70 corridor was hammered with hail that piled up deep in some areas, and flash flooding ensued.
According to police, officers pursued the suspect and again attempted to take him into custody, and another confrontation ensued before the suspect was taken into custody.
A chase ensued in which the stolen vehicle crashed.
A coaching change ensued after the Wildcats won just 14 games in Nowell’s first year and Bruce Weber, who had endured three consecutive sub-.500 campaigns, was replaced by former assistant Jerome Tang.
A crackdown on German diplomats, officers and agents ensued — some were tried, convicted and sent to McNeil Island federal penitentiary on Puget Sound, though not for the Seattle blast.
A fight over the device ensued between the pair and Babilya grabbed the Taser, shocking the officer with it during the altercation, according to court papers.
A firefight ensued, lasting over 30 minutes.
A foot chase ensued and one of the men was later found hiding underneath a parked car at a nearby property.
A goalmouth scramble ensued before Kilman slotted home and he celebrated his first goal of the season by holding up the jersey of team mate Mario Lemina, who missed the game following the death of his father.
A heated argument ensued between the two drinkers that prompted Orubia’s partner to shoot his buddy with a handgun, the report said.
A high speed chase and shootout ensued.
A high-speed chase ensued before he was apprehended.
Almost every spring since, barring war or pandemic, hijinks have ensued.
A mild drama ensued aboard an Air Peace flight as a woman lamented her inability to breathe well.
An epic battle ensued, and for a time it almost seemed like Jiraiya might make it out in one piece, but for the story to truly carry on, this couldn't happen.
Anthony said he went to take the items but that Brown fought to keep them and repeatedly threatened to stab him as a struggle ensued.
As concerns about FTX's solvency grew, a massive wave of customer withdrawals ensued, which the platform couldn't fulfill, resulting in its downfall.
A scramble ensued in the box following the rebound, with some last-ditch defending from the keeping the ball out of the net.
A shoot out ensued and three suspects were arrested when the dust settled.
Common combinations with ensued
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- ensued and 26×
- that ensued 22×
- ensued between 20×
- ensued in 11×
- struggle ensued 10×
- ensued as 10×
- chase ensued 9×
- chaos ensued 9×
- ensued before 7×
- ensued when 7×