CONSEQUENCE in a Sentence

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For CONSEQUENCE, below is one of 253 sentences:
You assign greater consequence to the clergyman than one has been used to hear given, or than I can quite comprehend.

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 Meanings and Examples of CONSEQUENCE
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
consequence
 n.  result; relation of a result to its cause; logical conclusion or inference
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  "What you do in this world is a matter of no consequence," returned my companion, bitterly.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART II: CHAPTER VII. THE CONCLUSION
2  Black-Mail House is what I call that place with the door, in consequence.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde By Robert Louis Stevenson
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER STORY OF THE DOOR
3  I met with one accident which, as it brought on no consequence, I shall no more than mention.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde By Robert Louis Stevenson
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER HENRY JEKYLL'S FULL STATEMENT OF THE CASE
4  The matter was of consequence, for great part of the domestic wealth of the Saxon proprietors consisted in numerous herds of swine, especially in forest-land, where those animals easily found their food.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER III
5  Gurth, whose occupation, though now held so mean, gave him as much consequence in Saxon England as that of Eumaeus in Ithaca, was offended at the familiar and commanding tone assumed by the Palmer.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VI
6  It is healed," said Ivanhoe; "it is not of more consequence than the scratch of a bodkin.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLI
7  The wealth and consequence of the deceased Athelstane, occasioned this custom to be observed in the fullest extent.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLI
8  If I could suppose my aunt really to care for me, it would be delightful to feel myself of consequence to anybody.
Mansfield Park By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER III
9  Miss Crawford was glad to find a family of such consequence so very near them, and not at all displeased either at her sister's early care, or the choice it had fallen on.
Mansfield Park By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IV
10  Mr. Rushworth's consequence was hers.
Mansfield Park By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VIII
11  You assign greater consequence to the clergyman than one has been used to hear given, or than I can quite comprehend.
Mansfield Park By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX
12  For her own gratification she could have wished that something might be acted, for she had never seen even half a play, but everything of higher consequence was against it.
Mansfield Park By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIV
13  The doubts and alarms as to her own conduct, which had previously distressed her, and which had all slept while she listened to him, were become of little consequence now.
Mansfield Park By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVI
14  You will find his consequence very just and reasonable when you see him in his family, I assure you.
Mansfield Park By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVII
15  She must escape from him and Mansfield as soon as possible, and find consolation in fortune and consequence, bustle and the world, for a wounded spirit.
Mansfield Park By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXI
Example Sentence: (43 in 3 pages)
16  Make up your mind to act decidedly and take the consequences.
17  It is difficult to foresee the consequences that may arise from this action.
18  Nobody can envisage the consequences of total nuclear war.
19  The Government could take down the watchtowers in South Armagh with few consequences for security; it could also reduce troop numbers.
20  Not making a will can have serious consequences for the people you might wish to benefit.
21  We define education very broadly and students can study any aspect of its consequences for society.
22  Building a dam here could have unforeseeable consequences for the environment.
23  The practice had far-reaching environmental consequences.
24  He drove too fast with tragic consequences.
25  This decision could have serious consequences for the future of the industry.
26  The consequences of the radioactive leakage may not become apparent for a generation or more.
27  An economic crisis may have tremendous consequences for our global security.
28  Her investment had disastrous consequences: she lost everything she owned.
29  Her lawyer said she understood the consequences of her actions and was prepared to go to jail.
30  A government split would have dire consequences for domestic peace.