consort
verb
con·sort
kən-ˈsȯrt 
kän-ˈsȯrt,
ˈkän-ˌsȯrt
consorted; consorting; consorts
1
: to keep company
consorting with criminals
2
obsolete
: to make harmony : play
Examples of consort in a Sentence
at college she began consorting with drug users, eventually becoming an addict herself
the restaurant's sophisticated menu consorts seamlessly with its sleek, modern ambience
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In Riley’s world, the women who consort with such men have been emptied of their confidence and are merely mimicking the men’s aggressive insistence with their own passive-aggressive survivalism.
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James Wood, The New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2023
Pandemic scofflaws like this man are making decisions for other people — people who might not have chosen, say, to consort with the unvaccinated.
—New York Times, 15 Mar. 2022
But he is detested by western militiamen, and is also known to consort with extremists.
—Alessandra Bocchi, WSJ, 13 July 2021
Not all biographers truly consort with creativity, but Lee does, so her books have a creativity of their own, deepening and sometimes altering one’s sense of the individual talent.
—Andrew O’Hagan, The New York Review of Books, 13 Apr. 2021
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James Wood, The New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2023
Pandemic scofflaws like this man are making decisions for other people — people who might not have chosen, say, to consort with the unvaccinated.
—New York Times, 15 Mar. 2022
But he is detested by western militiamen, and is also known to consort with extremists.
—Alessandra Bocchi, WSJ, 13 July 2021
Not all biographers truly consort with creativity, but Lee does, so her books have a creativity of their own, deepening and sometimes altering one’s sense of the individual talent.
—Andrew O’Hagan, The New York Review of Books, 13 Apr. 2021
See All Example Sentences for consort
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“Consort.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consort. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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consort
1 of 2 noun
con·sort
ˈkän-ˌsȯ(ə)rt
consort
2 of 2 verb
con·sort
kən-ˈsȯ(ə)rt
: to go together as companions : associate
consorting with criminals
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