ensues

[ en-sooz ]

verb

1. third person singular present indicative of ensue.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ensues¹

ensue + -s ²( def )

Example Sentences

Three plays into Washington’s ensuing dive, Alex Smith found Terry McLaurin on a crossing route and the second-year wideout broke a couple of tackles en route to the end zone for a 68-yard touchdown.

From Washington Post

The Covid-19 pandemic and ensuing restrictions on movement and business intentionally and temporarily crippled the economy.

From Quartz

A scuffle ensued during which Perry’s daughter fired a shot that hit Salisbury in the arm.

From Ozy

They tend to escalate, with each ensuing theory extending off a theory the listener already accepts as true.

From Washington Post

There was really a beautiful magic that ensued along with you know, a whole host of other actors, musicians, artists, activists that also participated in bringing that to life.

From Essence.com

On the second planet, they encounter a marooned astronaut named Dr. Mann, and a fistfight ensues.

From The Daily Beast

What ensues is part detective novel, part pulpy romantic tragedy.

From The Daily Beast

The eggs are disbursed throughout the five boroughs and a citywide scavenger hunt ensues.

From The Daily Beast

Unless some kind of sky-high musical chairs ensues, anything more than a cursory pre-potty hello could become a little tricky.

From The Daily Beast

A scientific hunt ensues to identify, trap, and understand what Jayawardhana calls galactic “poltergeists.”

From The Daily Beast

Organisation ensues, and the general conceptions of state-deities and state-ritual are made more definite and precise.

From Project Gutenberg

Collapse ensues and death takes place on the second to the fourth day of the affection.

From Project Gutenberg

In the confusion that ensues, his ignorance of the language places him at a momentary disadvantage.

From Project Gutenberg

In syphilitic affections of the spinal cord, if the inflammation is acute death ensues in a few days or weeks.

From Project Gutenberg

In some instances, the brain becomes affected and death ensues.

From Project Gutenberg