in consequence

Idioms and Phrases

As a result, therefore, as in She was away for years and in consequence has few friends here . The prepositional phrase in consequence of means “as a result of,” as in In consequence of this finding, there is sure to be further investigation . [Late 1600s]

Example Sentences

Kamala Harris may not be an Abraham Lincoln who'll crush the worst of it, but the rest of us need to stop normalizing our submission to finance and corporate marketing which, especially since the Citizens United ruling, has deranged public debate in consequence of Schwarzman and others' Croesus-like interventions in free speech.

From Salon

The second, which is not new coming from Sir Tony, is that we are living through a technology revolution greater in consequence than previous industrial revolutions.

From BBC

One child was left with an “ongoing fear of going to the toilet on their own, without an adult present, in consequence of the trauma suffered while detained”, the court heard.

From BBC

The central question in the case was whether the way Congress chose to fund the bureau had violated the Appropriations Clause of the Constitution, which says that “no money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in consequence of appropriations made by law.”

From New York Times

Article IV read, “No Person held to Service or Labour in one State, under the Laws thereof, escaping into another, shall, in Consequence of any Law or Regulation therein, be discharged from such Service or Labour, but shall be delivered up on Claim of the Party to whom such Service or Labour may be due.”

From Literature

Related Words

• appropriately
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• properly
• proportionately
• respectively
• subsequently
• therefore
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