ensue - use in sentences

Modifying Another Word

  • inevitably: If they do, great suffering inevitably ensues for all three people.
  • soon: It was hoped that the defeat of Germany, and the end of the Third Reich, would soon ensue.
  • rapidly: Death may ensue rapidly if the condition is left untreated.
  • then: There then ensues the James Bond " Chase " .

Object

  • battle: The ensuing battle made the violent movie ' Gladiator ' look like a picnic.
  • riot: The last time Jordan raised gasoline prices six people died in the ensuing riots.

Used with why or when

  • that: A massive fight ensues that eventually ends when one of the women brings a brick crashing down.

Modifying Another Word

  • there: This had been engineered by courtiers with different agendas, and there ensued a period of unusual volatility.

Present participle complement

  • follow: Did a riot ensue following this diabolical decision which kept Stoke from the replay which they deserved?

Used with why or when

  • when: What was left behind and what ensued when the rule of Rome collapsed we can only imagine.
  • where: A wild game ensued where excellent preparation meant he was about an hour up on the clock with pieces flying all over the place.

Present participle complement

  • regard: Considerable debate ensued regarding costs for the 2006 Gathering in Stirling.

Preposition: with

  • reference: Discussion ensued with particular reference to the following:- Representation to Council re.

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