ensues
Americanverb
Etymology
Origin of ensues
Example Sentences
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A little banter ensues, making way for the real surprise guests: fellow Olympic hockey champions Megan Keller and team captain Hilary Knight.
From Salon • Mar. 6, 2026
The surprise success goes immediately to Toño’s head, and Vargas Llosa is very funny about the backlash that ensues when a fringe scholar is nudged into the mainstream.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026
That eases overall stress and ensues a fair outcome.
From Barron's • Nov. 17, 2025
Drama ensues, and that’s where we humans come in, helping the puppets crack the case before we’re banned from their world once and for all.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 14, 2025
Maybe my special skill is “being in lines first,” because the ruckus that ensues, the forty-nine other children trying to find the number of the kid next to him or her?
From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle
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