Ensue

Examples

• Wert thou to fly, what would ensue but the reversal of thy arms, the dishonour of thine ancestry, the degradation of thy rank? Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
• For a moment he looked disturbed--I might have foreseen this, he said, what strife will now ensue! Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• At least, thought the Captain, there will be a retreat secured for her in case the worst should ensue. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• She had no doubt of what would ensue. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
• It was his counsel had brought about this marriage, and all that was to ensue from it. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• There could be no doubt that, as it was a national possession, a horrible scandal would ensue if any misfortune should occur to it. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• Otherwise, scandal, separation, Doctors' Commons would ensue. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• Another pause ensued; Marianne was greatly agitated, and it ended thus. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
• The umpires were stationed behind the wickets; the scorers were prepared to notch the runs; a breathless silence ensued. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• A long silence ensued; during which the Jew was plunged in deep thought, with his face wrinkled into an expression of villainy perfectly demoniacal. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• But I am sorry to relate what ensued. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
• Here another battle ensued, our men dismounting and fighting on foot, in which the Confederates were again routed and driven in great disorder. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• Whichever Mr. Yates did not chuse would perfectly satisfy him, and a short parley of compliment ensued. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
• And, in the general confusion that ensued, Miss Ophelia made her escape to her apartment. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• Down pour the united nomads on the unwarlike, unarmed plains, and there ensues a war of conquest. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• There ensues the carrying of Mr. Smallweed upstairs, which is done to perfection with the trooper's help. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• Silence ensues upon the proclamation. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• Mr. Tulkinghorn retires into another chamber; bells ring, feet shuffle and patter, silence ensues. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• The scene of that afternoon was repeated that evening, and on the three afternoons and evenings next ensuing. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• If there is a deficiency, which there always is, it is provided for in the supplies of the ensuing year. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
• And he proceeded to inform us that his departure from England was now definitively fixed for the ensuing year. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• Arthur could not but glance at Daniel Doyce in the ensuing silence. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• Through the ensuing dialogue, those two, no matter who spoke, or whom was addressed, looked at each other. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• He is blamed, and it would seem that he is rightly blamed, for conducting the war and the ensuing peace negotiations on strictly party lines. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• For I really had not been myself since the receipt of the letter; it had so bewildered me, ensuing on the hurry of the morning. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.

Edited by Gertrude