Definition: 1. A result of something that has happened. 2. Having important effects or influence. 3. The outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual.
Use 'consequence' in a sentence:
1. IQ could help to bridge the gap and resolve the tremendous uncertainty about how much of what we're seeing is natural capriciousness and how much is the consequence of human activity.
2. What's the consequence of forming these gas ions?
3. As an overseer, he suddenly found himself a person of consequence.
4. Wastage was no doubt a necessary consequence of war.
5. As a consequence, they lag behind other disciplines.
6. We face a probable future of nuclear-armed states warring over a scarcity of resources; and that scarcity is largely the consequence of capitalism itself.
7. Maternity services were to be reduced as a consequence of falling birth rates.
8. In fact, price-fixing is normal in all industrialized societies because the industrial system itself provides, as an effortless consequence of its own development, the price-fixing that it requires.
9. Her lawyer said she understood the consequences of her actions and was prepared to go to jail.
10. The consequence was, that the smaller boys spent their days in terror and suffering and their nights in plotting revenge.
11. In consequence of his ill health, he lost the opportunity.
12. Since one consequence of adrenaline release in an animal is an increase in blood glucose levels, we examined the effects of glucose on memory in rats.
13. Where he is from is of no consequence to me.
14. The Congress is ignorant of the consequence of fire sale: global helium prices are so artificially deflated that few can be bothered recycling the substance or using it judiciously.
15. These pilots must now face the consequences of their actions and be brought to trial.
16. In all probability he failed to understand the consequences of his actions.
17. If climate changes continue, we will suffer the consequences.
18. Maternity services were to be reduced in consequence of falling birth rates.
19. Sinistral rarity might, then, be a consequence of possible disadvantages conferred by these other concomitant structural features.
20. The Mole assented heartily; and the Badger in consequence got very friendly with him.
21. You have to accept the consequences of your actions.
22. In consequence he lost his place.
23. Residents' hearts and lungs are affected as a consequence.
24. If they wanted a deal at any price, they would have to face the consequences.
25. Structural racism's barriers include "equity inequity", the absence of black capital formation that is a direct consequence of America's history.
26. He explains that the disappearance of one animal can have serious consequence to remaining species in that habitat.
27. I didn't think through the consequences of promotion.
28. One consequence for coral reefs is that the symbiosis between the corals and algae that constitute a living reef is breaking down.
29. It is a logical consequence of a simple fact.
30. Odd though it sounds, cosmicinflation is a scientifically plausible consequence of some respected ideas in elementary-particle physics.
31. It was an inevitable consequence of the decision.
32. The defeat had inevitable consequences for British policy.
33. His death was totally unexpected and, in consequence, no plans had been made for his replacement.
34. He went ahead and did it, regardless of the consequences.
35. One consequence of speculation about the possibility of computer thought was that we were forced to examine with new care the idea of thought in general.
36. Perhaps as a consequence, schools would often deny the problem.
37. The "star" was another natural consequence of cinema.
38. The consequences will be very grave if nothing is done.
39. The unintentional consequence has been to halt the natural eradication of underbrush, now the primary fuel for megafires.
40. That is the consequence of its endless evolution.
41. I believe I am capable of calculating the political consequences accurately.
42. She wasn't really with it. She hadn't taken in the practical consequences.
43. An economic crisis may have tremendous consequences for our global security.
44. One consequence of global warming is extinction.
45. He drove too fast with tragic consequences.
46. Don't worry. It's of no consequence.
47. Lowering interest rates could have disastrous consequences for the economy.
48. Such action may have dire consequences.
49. The consequences could be serious.
50. This is a necessary consequence of progress.
51. People just don't stop to think about the consequences.
52. Two hundred people lost their jobs as a direct consequence of the merger.
53. The child was born deformed in consequence of an injury to its mother.
54. The true consequences will only be known several years hence.
55. Building a dam here could have unforeseeable consequences for the environment.
56. Cuts in the health service could have tragic consequences for patients.
