How to Use consequential in a Sentence
consequential
adjective- The change to the schedule is not consequential.
- There have been several consequential innovations in their computer software.
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From her own telling this was the most consequential year of her life.
—Town & Country, 10 Apr. 2023
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But all of that is consequential, not causal.
—Robert Profusek, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2026
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Nowhere is this more consequential than in entry‑level roles.
—Nickle Lamoreaux, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2026
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The most consequential bills that passed this year came mainly in blue states.
—Sylvan Lane, The Hill, 1 Nov. 2024
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All can be consequential, but some have more weight than others.
—Npr Staff, NPR, 28 Jan. 2025
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The most consequential change is clear.
—Sarah Berg, STAT, 26 Mar. 2026
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This is a highly consequential term for the court.
—CBS News, 28 Dec. 2025
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This is why the present moment is so consequential.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, semafor.com, 4 Mar. 2026
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There was consequential contact, bad counts and bad luck.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 27 May 2026
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There are these people who live very long lives and every year their life is consequential.
—Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Sep. 2022
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That weekend turned out to be consequential in a number of ways.
—New York Times, 1 Apr. 2022
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And which of those two imperfect lives will prove to be more consequential?
—Lance Morrow, WSJ, 21 Apr. 2021
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The more consequential, if lightly worn, idea in his art was neither soft nor sweet, but big.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 21 July 2022
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Here is a line-by-line reading of the bill’s most consequential language.
—New York Times, 18 Mar. 2022
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One that will be larger, faster, and more consequential than what came before.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 19 May 2026
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Oh, yes, some of the more consequential time travel, to be honest.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 26 Mar. 2026
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The most consequential Israeli air strike of the war, in the end, was one that failed.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2025
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More consequential is the question of what their viewers should do.
—Kristen Martin, The Atlantic, 13 May 2026
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Across a year, that's thousands of consequential calls.
—Julian Hayes Ii, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
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But the lithium-ion battery banks are the most consequential part.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
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Still, the opening days of this new year already feel consequential.
—Matt K. Lewis, Mercury News, 13 Jan. 2026
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Summer is a consequential time for kids.
—Theo Wolf, CNBC, 1 May 2026
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The current high court is no stranger to consequential rulings.
—Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Feb. 2024
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But if the judge agrees, his decision could be consequential.
—Julie Dawson, The Conversation, 23 June 2026
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That makes adding any player more consequential.
—Tony East, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
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And the show turned out to be the most consequential for the MCU.
—Chris Smith, BGR, 18 May 2022
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This was the most consequential act of the war, next to the invasion itself.
—Fred Kaplan, The New York Review of Books, 6 July 2021
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When these schemes come to a head at a consequential house party, the fallout brings damage all around.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
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