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
• And it’s drawn a response in kind -- hence, S.O.B.-gate.
  — Nacha Cattan, Bloomberg.com, 9 Mar. 2018
• 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
• 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 fat then gets stored into their tails, hence the name.
  — Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Apr. 2021
• That required a lot of airplane, hence the use of a 747.
  — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 15 June 2017
• When the dumplings go through the steaming process, the broth gel melts and becomes soup (hence the dumpling’s name).
  — Taylor Tobin, Southern Living, 20 June 2025
• The fringe is a bit more streamlined and blends in with the rest of the hair at the sides, hence the bottleneck name.
  — Jacqueline Kilikita, refinery29.com, 15 Apr. 2022
• One of the specialties on her menu is wild salmon (hence the place's name).
  — Tomeka Jones, Travel + Leisure, 29 Dec. 2024
• His nickname was ‘Hotspur’, hence the name of the club, and hence the club’s logo too.
  — Jack Pitt-Brooke, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
• The inside of its mouth is white and looks like cotton, hence the moniker.
  — William Axford, Houston Chronicle, 9 Jan. 2018
• Make sure to keep a straight line in your body from your head to your heels like a stiff board—hence the name plank!
  — Amber Sayer, Outside Online, 24 Feb. 2025
• This Play-Doh Starter Set is a great place to begin (hence the name).
  — Jessica Booth, Parents, 1 Nov. 2023
• At the time, NASA was planning a 2019 launch date for the rocket, just two years hence.
  — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 14 Nov. 2022
• That leaves a film of dirt and soap, hence the discoloration.
  — Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY, 30 Nov. 2022
• It would get stuck a lot, hence Matty going down the slide.
  — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Apr. 2020
• The soil level of my single shirt was low, hence the changes.
  — Ebenezer Samuel, Men's Health, 12 Sep. 2022
• She’s rebuilt stronger, taller, and with more wigs, hence M3GAN 2.0.
  — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 3 Apr. 2025
• The Heat didn't even have that many cleared by the NBA to play; hence, the decision to postpone.
  — Tim Reynolds, ajc, 10 Jan. 2021
• The bird, called the rhinoceros auklet, was gray and had a funny little horn sprouting from the base of its bill—hence its common name.
  — Literary Hub, 9 Mar. 2026
• The action takes place in the politician’s luxury penthouse over the course of one harrowing night, hence the title.
  — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 9 Mar. 2026
• An easy-to-grow annual, moonflowers are vining plants that produce flowers that only open at night, hence their name.
  — Lauren David, Southern Living, 5 Mar. 2026
• As of now, he’s slated to be the sixth starter for Arizona, hence the ADP.
  — Michael Salfino, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026
• Davidson has coprolalia—uncontrollable obscene speech—hence the pun in the title of the film.
  — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2026
• Picked up on a receiver, these waves have a whistlelike tone, hence the name.
  — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 27 Feb. 2026