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Consorting with Lady Bracknell types was not something his childhood prepared him for.

From New York Times • Jan. 9, 2011

"Consorting with rowdies, gamblers, ballot-box stuffers--not to mention thieves, 'twould seem," said Broderick with a forced laugh.

From Port O' Gold A History-Romance of the San Francisco Argonauts by Stellman, Louis J. (Louis John)

Consorting thus with the others and frequenting that sacristy, Battista formed a friendship with the sculptor Bartolommeo Ammanati, who was studying the works of Buonarroti there in company with many others.

From Lives of the most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects Vol 08 (of 10) Bastiano to Taddeo Zucchero by Vasari, Giorgio

My mind was at that time A parti-colored show of grave and gay, Solid and light, short-sighted and profound; Of inconsiderate habits and sedate, Consorting in one mansion unreproved.

From International Weekly Miscellany - Volume 1, No. 7, August 12, 1850 by Various

"Consorting with members of the Peerage," said Addie airily.

From For the Sake of the School by Brazil, Angela