ensue
verb (used without object)
to follow in order; come afterward, especially in immediate succession.
had ensued
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past perfectof ensue.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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An internet frenzy had ensued in 2022 after Dorfman mentioned she was engaged in an episode of Rachel Bilson’s “Broad Ideas” podcast, and that experience committed them to privacy.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 3, 2024
A debate had ensued about the accuracy of their measurements of the city’s prized trees, which Van Pelt had not seen in three decades.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 1, 2023
Springer, bespectacled in a pink shirt and grey suit, walked over, picked up the hair and looked confused, as if he could not believe the chaos that had ensued.
From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2023
A tug of war for the arid earth had ensued.
From New York Times ● Jun. 21, 2017
Miss Archer went on to tell of the trouble which had ensued as a result of the junior having learned that the girl she had talked with was not the secretary.
From Marjorie Dean College Freshman by Pauline Lester
