How to Use hence in a Sentence

hence

adverb

• What will life be like a century hence?
• He knew he could not win the election—hence his decision to withdraw.
• The company lost a great deal of money. Hence, the CEO was asked to resign.
• Panforte—a cross between a cake and a candy—is a classic Italian Christmas treat. It's a very dense, rich confection loaded with nuts, dried fruit, and spices (hence its name, which means "strong bread").
  — Gourmet, December 2002
• His rarely hits the ball on the ground to the left side of the infield, hence the wild shifts.
  — Jeff Wilson, star-telegram, 13 June 2018
• Chicago has one of the flattest — and hence fastest — marathons in the world.
  — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2022
• The fat then gets stored into their tails, hence the name.
  — Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Apr. 2021
• These are easy to shell too—the string on the pod acts like a zipper, hence the name.
  — Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 21 Sep. 2023
• That leaves a film of dirt and soap, hence the discoloration.
  — Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY, 30 Nov. 2022
• The inside of its mouth is white and looks like cotton, hence the moniker.
  — William Axford, Houston Chronicle, 9 Jan. 2018
• The soil level of my single shirt was low, hence the changes.
  — Ebenezer Samuel, Men's Health, 12 Sep. 2022
• Once it's reached, the block closes and links to the block before it, hence the chain.
  — Devika Rao, The Week, 15 Dec. 2022
• The seal was a key feature of the old flag, hence the pressure for changing both.
  — Steve Karnowski, Fortune, 19 Dec. 2023
• The squash flesh becomes stringy when cooked and looks a lot like spaghetti; hence the name.
  — Stacey Hugues, Verywell Health, 28 Feb. 2023
• This means that the heat around your body gets trapped, hence the overheating and night sweats.
  — Lexie Sachs, Good Housekeeping, 28 Apr. 2022
• It would get stuck a lot, hence Matty going down the slide.
  — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Apr. 2020
• Of all my sports bras, this is the softest (hence the name) and the most comfortable.
  — Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 27 Nov. 2023
• Bomb techs were able to determine that the item was inert and not live, hence not a threat.
  — cleveland, 19 June 2020
• It has been recreated and altered in countless ways in the years hence.
  — Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, 28 June 2018
• The show will be part talk series, part culinary fun, hence the name.
  — Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 30 Aug. 2022
• The former folds open like a book, and the latter folds over like an old flip phone (hence the name).
  — Lauren Goode, Wired, 13 Aug. 2021
• Ages and ages hence, as Frost wrote, that will make all the difference.
  — Elliott Millenson, STAT, 22 Apr. 2020
• It would be made of carbon fiber and shaped like bat wings -- hence the name -- and worn like a backpack.
  — Fox News, 4 Mar. 2020
• Warmer weather, and hence longer spent outdoors, will help too.
  — The Economist, 23 Jan. 2021
• Now the age range is all over the place, hence even more unnecessary drama.
  — Bianca Rodriguez, Marie Claire, 9 Mar. 2020
• To keep your skin in tip-top shape is key, of course, hence all that facial massage.
  — Anna Murphy, Vogue, 12 June 2023
• That floor didn’t stay built — hence last week’s call for a repairman.
  — Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2023
• That makes them look like frogs, hence the name, Ista explained.
  — Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2020
• This species eats ants, hence its tendency to feed on the ground rather than scamper around trunks.
  — Adrian Higgins, Washington Post, 17 July 2019
• The fate line says a lot about your fate and future, hence its name, says Goldberg.
  — Alyssa Girdwain, Women's Health, 31 May 2023

Last Updated: 1 May 2024