CONSENT in a Sentence

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For CONSENT, below is one of 218 sentences:
Someone of a nobler character, and more worthy altogether than anyone I have ever seen here, must rise up, before I give my consent.

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 Meanings and Examples of CONSENT
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
consent
 v.  agree in opinion or sentiment; be of the same mind; accord; concur; allow
Classic Sentence: (202 in 14 pages)
1  I do refuse it," I replied; "and no torture shall ever extort a consent from me.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 17
2  I shuddered when I thought of the possible consequences of my consent, but I felt that there was some justice in his argument.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 17
3  If you consent, neither you nor any other human being shall ever see us again; I will go to the vast wilds of South America.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 17
4  He absolutely trembled and turned pale as ashes, lest his tongue should wag itself in utterance of these horrible matters, and plead his own consent for so doing, without his having fairly given it.
The Scarlet Letter By Nathaniel Hawthorne
Context  Highlight   In XX.THE MINISTER IN A MAZE
5  His wife hesitated a little, however, in giving her consent to this plan.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 2
6  This suspicion was given by some words which accidently dropped from him one evening at the park, when they were sitting down together by mutual consent, while the others were dancing.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 11
7  He was proud of his conquest, proud of tricking Edward, and very proud of marrying privately without his mother's consent.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 50
8  They each felt his sorrows, and their own obligations, and Marianne, by general consent, was to be the reward of all.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 50
9  We both knew that I had but to propose anything, and he would consent.
Great Expectations By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In Chapter XLIII
10  These evidences of an incompatibility of temper induced Miss Betsey to pay him off, and effect a separation by mutual consent.
David Copperfield By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 1. I AM BORN
11  With nobody present, but our dear and confidential friend Mr. Wickfield, I cannot consent to be put down.
David Copperfield By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 16. I AM A NEW BOY IN MORE SENSES THAN ONE
12  Someone of a nobler character, and more worthy altogether than anyone I have ever seen here, must rise up, before I give my consent.
David Copperfield By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 19. I LOOK ABOUT ME, AND MAKE A DISCOVERY
13  Well then, cried Miss Mowcher, I'll consent to live.
David Copperfield By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 22. SOME OLD SCENES, AND SOME NEW PEOPLE
14  I would not by any means consent to this, for it occurred to me that I really ought to have a little house-warming, and that there never could be a better opportunity.
David Copperfield By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 24. MY FIRST DISSIPATION
15  We must have had some, because Dora stipulated that we were never to be married without her papa's consent.
David Copperfield By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 33. BLISSFUL
Example Sentence: (16 in 2 pages)
1  We hope you will consent to act in his stead.
2  No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
3  He took the car without the owner's consent.
4  Further, it may even be appropriate to debate again whether consent is appropriate as the governing concept in the medical-legal context.
5  It is difficult to cajole him into consent.
6  Testing patients without their consent would constitute a professional and legal offence.
7  Her parents refused their consent to the marriage.
8  The child's parents or guardians must give their consent before she has the operation.
9  No action can be taken without the prior consent of the owner.
10  The written consent of a parent is required.
11  Rape is committed where sexual intercourse takes place without consent.
12  They can't publish your name without your consent.
13  They can still make speeches and advise and consent, however, they won't have any real power.
14  And will you consent to dispense with a great many conventional forms and phrases, without thinking that the omission arises from insolence?
15  Facebook can gain direct access to a person's mobile and take pictures or make videos at any time without explicit consent, MPs warn as they call on social media companies to simplify their terms and conditions.