ensued

[en-sood]

verb

1. simple past tense and past participle of ensue.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ensued¹

ensue ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

We're not short of options, with many a fine Scottish artist missing out on the chance over the years as glorious failure after glorious failure ensued.

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If this had been an ordinary crowd, one could easily imagine the terrified stampede that might have ensued.

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She and the children had found it quite by accident in the mayhem that ensued after Lady Constance’s disastrous holiday ball.

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A shoving match ensued with players rushing in from both sides.

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"The violence ensued when the gates were opened for people to enter, but the youth rushed in, and sadly, some fell and were stomped on."

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