How to Use console in a Sentence

console

1 of 2 noun
  • How about the death of the console wars?
    Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Which retro video game console is best?
    Bestreviews, Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2026
  • What’s the best retro video game console to buy?
    Bestreviews, Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2026
  • There was also a pink bong in the console.
    Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2026
  • What years were the consoles released?
    Julia Gomez, USA Today, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Why does achievement no longer console?
    Kaitlyn Gomez, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026
  • They can be used on their own or connected to the console.
    Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026
  • The bathroom is simple black-and-white tile and a console sink.
    Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Smith controls the ranks with handles on the console called stops.
    Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Sep. 2025
  • His police badges were still stored in the car’s center console.
    Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Of course, console players won’t have to worry about any of this.
    Adam Ismail, The Drive, 14 May 2026
  • But no exemption was made for video game consoles.
    Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 27 May 2026
  • The greatest game of all time and a console that was maybe a little ahead of its time?
    Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 26 June 2026
  • Plot details are being kept in the console.
    Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 18 Feb. 2026
  • There's no word on a future console release.
    PC Magazine, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Forecasts for the console market have been bleak.
    Deborah Sophia, USA Today, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Look for vintage consoles, coat racks, and hooks in antique stores and thrift stores.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 12 Jan. 2026
  • The price of the console will soon increase by up to $150.
    Chloe Albanesius, PC Magazine, 25 June 2026
  • The split center console looks like two ends of a plug that fit together.
    Andrew P. Collins, The Drive, 21 Jan. 2026
  • The flooring, sinks, and console are all made of green onyx, and the wall panels are of iroko wood.
    Carlos Mota, ELLE Decor, 7 July 2023
  • The switches for the windows and locks have been moved to the center console.
    Rob Verger, Popular Science, 9 Aug. 2023
  • There is a neat section with cupholders that slide in and out of the central console.
    James Morris, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
  • There is currently a desire, but no hard plans for, a console game.
    Jennifer Maas, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
  • As a nod to this heritage, the console features two drop-down doors that lock with the twist of a coin.
    Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 21 Jan. 2026
  • But what about the day-to-day bumps and bruises a handheld console runs into?
    WIRED, 28 Oct. 2023
  • There’s good storage in the center console.
    Mark Phelan, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Why are there huge gaps between car seats and the center console, anyway?
    Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
  • In console sales, Xbox can barely see the leaders this year.
    Jaures Yip, CNBC, 21 Dec. 2025
  • Place a stack next to your media console or hutch to bring more color and texture to a room.
    Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Oct. 2025
  • As a reminder, this is a console release only, for now.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026

console

2 of 2 verb
  • Nothing could console her after his death.
  • While his friend brought a car around, the victim consoled me.
    Michelle Madden, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2023
  • Around her, parents tried to console children and keep them warm.
    chicagotribune.com, 1 Mar. 2022
  • Around her, parents sought to console children and keep them warm.
    Celina Tebor, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2022
  • If the band doesn’t, fans will at least have the Blossom show to console them.
    Troy L. Smith, cleveland, 1 Feb. 2022
  • Lilah was having trouble sleeping one night, so her dad stepped in to console her.
    Emma Kershaw, Peoplemag, 20 Feb. 2024
  • Later that night, the paps caught Roberts being consoled by friends.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2025
  • No one there tried to console him because no one there knew just how bad the accident had been.
    Meg James, Amy Kaufman and Julia Wick, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Nov. 2021
  • Fellow migrants, most of them complete strangers, tried to console her.
    New York Times, 25 Aug. 2021
  • Both times, set nearly eight years apart, his wife, Layla, was there to console him.
    J. Brady McCollough, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2023
  • Stefanovic came over to console him with a pat on the back going into a timeout.
    Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2024
  • They could be seen hugging and consoling each other.
    Lisa Rozner, CBS News, 19 May 2026
  • This warm, consoling meal comes together in no time.
    Mary Alice Russell, Southern Living, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Those who don’t earn a championship game berth can console themselves with at least six wins and a bowl berth.
    Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Oct. 2025
  • All life is precious and must be honored; families need to be loved and consoled.
    Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026
  • To those in whose dreams fused nuclei dance, the cold-hot distinction is consoling.
    Virginia Heffernan, WIRED, 1 Mar. 2023
  • Minutes after the shooting, a third deputy starts to console Davis while still at the scene.
    Teresa Moss, Arkansas Online, 2 Apr. 2022
  • In both cases Jesse took the time to call our parents to console them and to send them flowers.
    Rick Davis, CNN Money, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Adults exchange hugs in hotel hallways and console each other late into the night.
    Chao Deng, WSJ, 18 Dec. 2023
  • Martin felt inspired to start the project after hearing the kids console each other at school.
    Julia Gomez, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Tebow, a new mother, said there are no words to console anyone in this situation.
    Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The friend of Harith praised the girl's wisdom and honor and consoled his frustrated friend.
    Nwa Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 11 Mar. 2024
  • Del Norte first-year coach Nick Barnett tried to console his team after the loss.
    Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Dec. 2023
  • Rubbing her back to console her, Clayton tries to assure Rachel.
    Elizabeth Wagmeister, Variety, 14 Mar. 2022
  • After a teammate struck out once, Kuhn said, Clayton sat down next to him and consoled him.
    Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 26 June 2023
  • Also, the girls gather to console Rennis after her mom’s death.
    Mark Heim | [email protected], al, 26 Sep. 2022
  • Flores made sure to console the chimps with soothing words and fresh apples and oranges as they were loaded onto the truck.
    Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2022
  • Gu and Gremaud both knelt on the snowy floor to console her, pulling Ledeux into a hug and rubbing her back.
    Jessie Yeung, CNN, 8 Feb. 2022
  • The good news for my friend in his dream of being tardy for the history test is his late mother also shows up in his dreams to console him.
    Terry Pluto, cleveland, 2 July 2022
  • One of those cries appeared in a clip in her post, when her doctor appeared to be consoling her ahead of one of her procedures.
    Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2024

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