Examples of consonant in a Sentence

Adjective the temples and palaces of ancient Greece are among the most consonant buildings in architectural history his gentle behavior is consonant with his expressed belief in pacifism

Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective But if streaming has facilitated the use of the F-word, with its punchy hard-consonant ending, why are artists and listeners increasingly drawn to it in the first place? — Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2022 But some languages use abjads instead, which are basically consonant alphabets. — Melissa Mohr, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Mar. 2022 The outlawing and expulsion of those who disagree is completely consonant with his concept of freedom. . . . — Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2022 That was consonant with a 24-fold increase in prescriptions at retail pharmacies, to 88,000 in the week ended Aug. 13 from an average of 3,600 per week in the pre-pandemic period through February 2020. — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2021 In ordinary tonal speech, the vocal cords make the pitch modulations that form the tones while the front of the mouth forms much of the vowel and consonant sounds. — Bob Holmes, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Aug. 2021 Surely accompanied by violinist Byungchan Lee, Peterson’s understated language of consonant chords put together in unexpected ways suggested short stories told in a spare style, hiding turbulent emotions beneath. — San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Aug. 2021 This is also consonant with data from the United Kingdom, which, because of its National Health Service, has better data than exists in the U.S. — Alexis C. Madrigal, The Atlantic, 15 Aug. 2021 Pärt, the spiritually esthetic 85-year-old Estonian composer, happens to be the holiest of the Holy Minimalists, as those Eastern European composers who get to consonant essentials are sometimes called. — Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2021 Recent Examples on the Web: Noun Early players couldn't ascertain how those letters might connect to each other (i.e., trying common consonant and vowel combinations). — Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica, 25 Mar. 2022 In Dutch, it is pronounced Hakhar, using a palatal consonant that exists in Hebrew (though not in the name Hagar) and in Dutch. — Cnaan Liphshiz, sun-sentinel.com, 22 Sep. 2021 Instead, the contestant in control of the wheel at the time will spin to determine the amount each consonant is worth during the speed up round. — Michael Schneider, Variety, 8 Sep. 2021 The speech study is the culmination of over a decade of research, in which Dr. Chang’s team mapped brain activity for all vowel and consonant sounds and tapped into the brains of healthy people to produce computerized speech. — New York Times, 14 July 2021 The speech study is the culmination of over a decade of research, in which Chang’s team mapped brain activity for all vowel and consonant sounds and tapped into the brains of healthy people to produce computerized speech. — BostonGlobe.com, 15 July 2021 Ryan Ramczyk has signed a $96 million extension, or a little more than $10 million per consonant. — Nick Canepa Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 July 2021 Their performances, full of squishy, immature consonant sounds and a child’s sometimes-halting speech patterns, help communicate the show’s larger intent: These are real children. — Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 24 May 2021 The family tried therapy, tongue depressors; Gorman exiled words that used the consonant. — Doreen St. Félix, Vogue, 7 Apr. 2021 See More

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History and Etymology for consonant

Adjective

Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, "in conformity with," borrowed from Latin consonant-, consonans "sounding in accord, agreeing, fitting," from present participle of consonāre "to sound together, agree, be in harmony," from con- con- + sonāre "to make a noise, sound" — more at sound entry 2

Noun

Middle English consonans, consonaunte, borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French consonant, borrowed from Latin consonant-, consonans (originally as modifying littera "letter"), noun derivative from present participle of consonāre "to sound together" — more at consonant entry 1

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