consequence

In a sentence

Six example sentences with consequence, each labelled with its topic.

• One consequence of the ruling is that landlords must now return deposits within fourteen days or pay a penalty.

  Law

• The unexpected consequence of moving the polling station was a two-hour queue in a neighborhood that rarely voted.

  Politics

• Cutting the training budget had one consequence nobody modeled: veteran staff left, and replacing them cost triple the savings.

  Business

• Utilitarians judge an act by its consequence alone, so a lie that spares real suffering can count as the right choice.

  Philosophy

• Every dialogue choice carries a consequence three chapters later, when a character you snubbed refuses to open the gate.

  Gaming

• One consequence of the rent cap was fewer new apartments, since builders could not cover their costs at the frozen price.

  Economics

Found in these word lists

Each source is a published word list that contains consequence. No exam board publishes an official GRE, GMAT or SAT list; GMAT words come from GRE lists and the Academic Word List.

More Academic words

• identity
• consume
• assistance
• discrimination
• occupy
• regional
• conduct
• challenging
• publisher
• aspect
• novel
• resolve