ensued
Americanverb
Etymology
Origin of ensued
Example Sentences
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Ensued a three-hour secret session which one delegate later told reporters was "wasted in wind."
From Time Magazine Archive
Ensued hours of lordly legal buzz-buzz, enlivened when Baron Atkin, a Lord of Appeal, murmured: "But ought we not to inspect the actual sawed-off shotgun?"
From Time Magazine Archive
Ensued, last week, furious dissensions among Indian politicians as to whether this offer should be accepted.
From Time Magazine Archive
Ensued a lively discussion about whether their instruments were clothing enough.
From Time Magazine Archive
Ensued a long pause during which both studied the river.
From Snowdrift A Story of the Land of the Strong Cold by Hendryx, James B. (James Beardsley)
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