Example Sentences

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If a journalist wants an on-the-record interview with someone in Objection’s orbit, they are asked to sign an agreement consenting in advance to the tribunal’s jurisdiction.

From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026

“If you want to run your mouth, we can be two consenting adults. We can finish it here,” the U.S. senator said during a congressional hearing.

From Slate • Mar. 5, 2026

It would later emerge in evidence that investigating Warwickshire officers had agreed with him that they could hear her "laughing and consenting".

From BBC • Jan. 27, 2026

This business allows life sciences companies opportunities to market products and services directly to consenting patients.

From Barron's • Dec. 22, 2025

The Fireball is aggressive but more tolerant of its own species than most dragons, sometimes consenting to share its territory with up to two others.

From "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" by J.K. Rowling