ensues

[ en-sooz ]

verb

1. third person singular present indicative of ensue.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ensues¹

ensue + -s ²( def )

Example Sentences

Chaos, musical as well as romantic, ensues.

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The head football performance coach recently started a new tradition in which he waves his hands before practice and bedlam ensues.

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Generational humor ensues — McEntire is 69 to Escobedo’s 26, though Bobbie reads as significantly younger — including jokes, tired yet seemingly irresistible, in which older people attempt to talk like younger people.

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From Creedence to Adele to Springsteen, when the GOP misreads the meaning of songs used at campaign events, irony ensues.

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“At the same time, be prepared to deal with the fallout that ensues with that level of transparency and honesty.”

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