Ensued

Examples

• 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.
• Quite a sharp engagement ensued, but he drove the rebels back with considerable loss, including one general officer killed. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• A battle ensued, but he was unable to drive Hardee away before night set in. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• Upon which, as is not unusual in such cases, a rather angry colloquy ensued. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• Perfect stillness ensued--not a rustle--not a breath--Guilty. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• This the Romans besieged, and a period of trench warfare ensued. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• A sharp engagement ensued, but Lee quickly set up a white flag. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• A hard fight ensued but the place was carried. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• Foreigners entered the country, and conflicts between them and Japanese gentlemen of spirit ensued. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• Estella was the next to break the silence that ensued between us. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• A conversation ensued which led to high words and almost to blows, for my father was a man of a very violent temper. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• A small pantomime ensued, curious enough. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• An anxious night ensued. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• Darcy only smiled; and the general pause which ensued made Elizabeth tremble lest her mother should be exposing herself again. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
• A great shaking of hands ensued--Mrs. Clapp was greatly affected and delighted; she called upon heaven to interpose a vast many times in that passage. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• Raymond promised; but then a new discussion ensued. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• A very brief conversation ensued. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• One can imagine what answer he made, how he received his present, and what a blissful state of things ensued. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• Then ensued a little combat of words. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• Apparently so long an interval ensued with the men at the windlass standing idle, that some women shrieked that another accident had happened! Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
• A row naturally ensued. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
• An edifying consequence ensued. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• They shook hands, and on Mr Lammle's part, in particular, there ensued great geniality. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• But for the timely return of Flora, to find him in this difficult situation, further consequences might have ensued. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.

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