How to Use suffer the consequences in a Sentence

suffer the consequences

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  • People who only want to live in peace suffer the consequences.
    Sophie Carson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2022
  • And reap the rewards, or suffer the consequences.
    Ted Katauskas, Outside, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Texas Democrats must burn their old playbook or suffer the consequences.
    Sam Russek, The New Republic, 17 May 2023
  • The elites pull the strings while the masses suffer the consequences of their court's egregious failures.
    Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
  • As the world evolves, the United States must adapt or suffer the consequences.
    Christopher S. Chivvis, Foreign Affairs, 14 Oct. 2024
  • The key is to have a lump sum payment ready and be willing to suffer the consequences on your credit rating.
    Steve Strauss, USA TODAY, 26 May 2021
  • Miami sends bodies to the boards at both ends of the court, forcing its foes to do the same or suffer the consequences.
    Xl Media, cleveland, 19 May 2022
  • An increasing number of us live with diseased hearts and suffer the consequences.
    Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2021
  • Still, that doesn’t mean Singapore won’t suffer the consequences of a warming world just as much.
    Heather Chen, CNN, 9 June 2023
  • In other words, your equipment will become less efficient, and your yard will suffer the consequences.
    Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 29 June 2026
  • Israel has threatened that if Hezbollah opens a new front, all of Lebanon will suffer the consequences.
    Abby Sewell and Kareem Chehayeb The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2023
  • If big states suffer problems of cohesion, small states suffer the consequences of weakness.
    Shivshankar Menon, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
  • Temporary cease-fires and new peace plans have come and gone for seven years now, with the Yemeni people left to suffer the consequences.
    Conor Finnegan, ABC News, 31 Mar. 2022
  • The chain of accountability is clouded and leaves a large chunk of the risk with the person who will suffer the consequences when things turn awry.
    Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
  • Gil-ryong is arguably the most moral of the main characters who suffer the consequences of their horrific actions.
    Kayti Burt, Time, 4 Apr. 2025
  • There was an altercation, and now Brian must suffer the consequences of his action.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Meanwhile, the individuals whose data is stolen suffer the consequences for years to come.
    Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 11 Oct. 2024
  • Our community will suffer the consequences of that with their families.
    New York Times, 17 Nov. 2021
  • Ole Miss might suffer the consequences of Lane Kiffin's actions.
    Andrew McCarty, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
  • Her characters feel the dread of making the choices that define one’s time on earth and suffer the consequences for taking — and missing — their chances.
    Christine Smallwood, Vulture, 6 May 2024
  • The foundation's commitment extends to those who continue to suffer the consequences of that day.
    Paid Content By Tunnel To Towers, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Alberta should not have to suffer the consequences of stupid decisions of Ontario politicians.
    James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Small delays compound, treatment changes never occur and patients suffer the consequences.
    Robert Pearl, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
  • State violence compounds by design; abuse victims suffer the consequences.
    Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2025
  • This legacy has affected thousands of women and their children, who continue to suffer the consequences.
    Annie Hylton, Longreads, 10 Aug. 2020
  • Republican primary voters who do stupid things and vote for candidates with no chance of winning suffer the consequences.
    Kevin Igoe, Baltimore Sun, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Without a strong understanding of credit and credit management, students can fall into debt traps and suffer the consequences for years to come.
    Jose Rodriguez, Forbes, 5 May 2023
  • When workers are cut out of the design and implementation of these systems, the systems fail, and real people suffer the consequences.
    Maria Noel Fernandez, Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2026
  • But for the Miami seniors set to suffer the consequences, the politics are a world away — and the money for food is disappearing next week.
    Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Students and teachers, meanwhile, suffer the consequences of overzealous filtering.
    Tara García Mathewson, USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2024

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