consort
noun
a husband or wife; spouse, especially of a reigning monarch.
consorted
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past participleof consort.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof consort.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
consortnouna husband or wife; spouse, especially of a reigning monarch.
Example Sentences
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In 2022, Maxwell, who once consorted with royals, presidents and billionaires, was sentenced to 20 years in prison for her role in helping Epstein.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 2, 2024
He consorted easily with composition students; he treated us as colleagues, and as a result we weren’t afraid to speak openly around him.
From New York Times ● Jun. 9, 2022
She consorted with British royalty and American royalty — she attended President John Kennedy’s inauguration and his funeral — and wrote a number of books, including a featherweight memoir just before her death in 2014.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 5, 2016
But he played football, consorted with the town’s bad boys, and cultivated a blustery front.
From The New Yorker ● May 2, 2016
They lived in houses ten times larger and grander than Mr. Cheyney's and consorted with ladies of elegance and beauty.
From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood
