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How to use consequent in a sentence

20 example sentences · adjective, noun

Consequent means following as a result, inference, or natural effect. Example: “His retirement and consequent spare time enabled him to travel more.”

Examples of consequent by meaning

adjectiveFollowing as a result, inference, or natural effect.

  • His retirement and consequent spare time enabled him to travel more.
  • The advantages are a saving in weight of about one ton, with consequent reduction in energy consumption; a saving in paint (of some three to four cwt. per car), with a corresponding economy on subsequent overhauls; and lower cleaning costs.1957 October, “Prototype Tube Trains For London Transport”, in Railway Magazine, page 688

More sentences with consequent

  • It’s not only those hoofy legs they’ve modified and lost in their consequent evolutionary journey.2016 November 30, Elsa Panciroli, “How did the whale get its 'moustache'?”, in The Guardian. From the entry hoofy
  • The discourse of a Shi'ite Crescent and the consequent “Shiaphobia” seem problematic for a number of reasons.2013, Glen Perry, The International Relations of the Contemporary Middle East, page 161. From the entry Shiaphobia
  • Severe scleritis additionally involves fibrinoid necrosis with consequent tissue loss seen clinically as scleral thinning (scleromalacia).2009, Venki Sundaram, Training in Ophthalmology. From the entry scleromalacia
  • Fallacy of the consequent. (Drunkardry causes destitution, ‘therefore’ destitution proves drunkardry.1959, Methodos, page 153. From the entry drunkardry
  • The latter character is often a condition of age and consequent deciduousness of the neck or ostiolum.1921, Charles E. Fairman, The fungi of our common nuts and pits, page 102. From the entry pertusate
  • The metachromatic leukodystrophies (MLD) are caused by defective activity of the arylsulfatase enzyme system, with a consequent accumulation of sulfatides.2014, Juan M Bilbao, Robert E Schmidt, Biopsy Diagnosis of Peripheral Neuropathy, Springer, page 429. From the entry metachromatic leukodystrophy
  • This is disciplinist distortion, and it has led to the consequent ignorance among social scientists of the fundamental crisis of underdevelopment.1990, Alexander R. Magno, Power Without Form: Essays on the Filipino State and Politics, page 9. From the entry disciplinist
  • It is our opinion that this missharpening and thus consequent misuse would be the basic and primary source of the failure.1981, Charles O. Smith, Products Liability: Are You Vulnerable?, page 128. From the entry missharpen
  • Instinct in capitalist individualism are the notions of economic segregationalism and consequent psychological emphasis upon the right to privacy.1940, Ludwig Teller, The law governing labor disputes and collective bargaining. From the entry segregationalism
  • They merely are evils consequent upon the originality of parents.1931, The New Mexico Quarterly, page 195. From the entry dutch date
  • Consequent upon this, the students also, in many respects, are able to take on a tutorly role as they work together in a group.2012, Stephen Rowland, The Enquiring Tutor. From the entry tutorly
  • A psychiatrist has been held liable for consequent damages following the impartment of his diagnosis or of confidential information gained during treatment to third parties.1973, Donald J. Dawidoff, chapter 3, in The Malpractice of Psychiatrists, Springfield, Illinois: Charles C. Thomas, pages 33–34. From the entry impartment
  • This method insures that the stopping of cars will not gradually fall out of tolerance with a consequent loss of time to respot.1963, Central Railway Club of Buffalo, Chronicle, volumes 72-76, page 79. From the entry respot
  • Four forms of the test of logical inference were used: a pre- and postform for the antecedent task and a pre- and postform for the consequent task.1993, Morton Wagman, Cognitive Psychology and Artificial Intelligence, page 31. From the entry postform
  • In mental asthenia which approaches the state of the higher stages of imbecility and also in secondary dementia, states consequent on psychic degeneration, we find the same truth illustrated.1914, Boris Sidis, The Foundations of Normal and Abnormal Psychology. From the entry asthenia
  • Secretary-General, has taken to warning against what he calls the Somalia syndrome, by which he means discouragement among the governments contributing to the mission and a consequent humiliating U.N. departure.1995 June 4, William Finnegan, “No Peace to Keep”, in The New Yorker, New York, N.Y.: Condé Nast Publications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from…. From the entry Somalia syndrome
  • What made this case out of the ordinary was the principal who was new to the school and his consequent ignorance of who were objectors and who were the objectees.1989, Documents in the History of Aboriginal Education in New South Wales, page 128. From the entry objectee
  • Much of this valuable material is lost by constant clean cultivation and the consequent burning of the organic materials, before it reaches the stage in which humifaction may take place.1914, Wendell Paddock, Fruit-growing in Arid Regions, page 197. From the entry humifaction

Meaning of consequent

  1. adjective Following as a result, inference, or natural effect.
  2. adjective Of or pertaining to consequences.
  3. adjective Of a stream, having a course determined by the slope it formed on.

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Questions about consequent in a sentence

How do you use consequent in a sentence?
Consequent is used as an adjective and noun. For example: “His retirement and consequent spare time enabled him to travel more.”
What is a short sentence with consequent?
“They merely are evils consequent upon the originality of parents.”
What does consequent mean?
Consequent means following as a result, inference, or natural effect.

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