ensues
Americanverb
Etymology
Origin of ensues
Example Sentences
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The stars of the Bravo reality series “Summer House” — where a group of friends spend their summer weekends in the Hamptons and drama ensues — were just letting the romance percolate.
From Los Angeles Times
Five seems to be the current agreed-upon upper limit before chaos ensues — a sweet spot similar to some human teams.
A little banter ensues, making way for the real surprise guests: fellow Olympic hockey champions Megan Keller and team captain Hilary Knight.
From Salon
Every time a major leader falls, a fight for succession ensues, he said.
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.
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