How to Use consent in a Sentence

consent

1 of 2 verb
  • He was reluctant at first but finally consented.
  • And of course, only send photos to those who consent to see them.
    — Nicole Schmidt, Glamour, 24 Aug. 2023
  • Who would enforce a law about what people consent to read in their own homes?
    — Dan Berman, CNN, 25 Jan. 2022
  • Patients would need to consent for their records to be transferred.
    — Hannah Gaskill, Baltimore Sun, 1 Mar. 2023
  • Motorist’s [sic] may consent to a search, but are not required to do so.
    — Kyle Sammin, National Review, 12 Feb. 2018
  • The owner could go and ask its lender to consent to the waivers the owner wants to grant.
    — Joshua Stein, Forbes, 21 Sep. 2021
  • An adjournment cannot take place if both chambers do not consent to it.
    — Natasha Bach, Fortune, 16 Aug. 2019
  • Rose made no attempt to ask for or check that Kennedy was consenting.
    — Bill Donahue, Billboard, 22 Nov. 2023
  • Hussen did not consent to the scan and was detained by the officers.
    — Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Under the law, the nursing home would be required to consent to this.
    — Maria Clark, NOLA.com, 1 June 2018
  • If the unit sells, the leasing company must consent to the new lessee.
    — Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 June 2022
  • The suit says the girl lacked the capacity to consent, the suit states.
    — oregonlive, 5 Nov. 2019
  • Which means that this can’t be solved by any one policy change or consent decree alone.
    — Daniel Beekman, The Seattle Times, 19 June 2017
  • If an app assumes consent before earning it, that’s your red flag.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • But what about the choices consenting adults make about what happens when the lights go out?
    — Sun-Sentinel.com, 4 Nov. 2017
  • The search was consented to, two of the three officials briefed on the search said.
    — Dennis Romero, NBC news, 9 Feb. 2026
  • The court said the three victims in the rape case had also been drunk and were unable to consent.
    — Arkansas Online, 26 Nov. 2022
  • Before Vilenkin and his wife could leave, their parents had to consent to the move.
    — Steve Nadis, Discover Magazine, 10 Oct. 2013
  • Rosario then consented to a search of the apartment, police said.
    — Sandra Gomez-Aceves, courant.com, 26 June 2017
  • In most cases, the voters did not know this was happening and did not consent.
    — James Barragán, Dallas News, 24 Sep. 2020
  • Users must consent to the communication and have the right to opt out.
    — Chris Smith, BGR, 27 Aug. 2021
  • Nothing was staged, or if it was staged the model had not really been free to consent to it.
    — Elaine Blair, The New York Review of Books, 17 June 2019
  • Researchers will track the health of those who consent to be contacted in the future.
    — Todd Ackerman, Houston Chronicle, 25 Apr. 2018
  • Given all of that, the employee could consent to the search, Meisler said.
    — David Voreacos, Bloomberg.com, 23 May 2018
  • Have your boundaries around touch and relationship to consent changed much since your teen years?
    — New York Times, 31 Mar. 2021
  • And neighbors with a common boundary must consent to the chickens.
    — Michelle L. Quinn, Post-Tribune, 13 July 2018
  • Allen said the encounter appeared to be between two consenting adults.
    — CBS News, 6 July 2018
  • What kind of ability do people have to consent over the uses of their data?
    — Anne Michaud, WSJ, 5 Sep. 2020
  • Two women were in the front, and the driver consented to a search of the vehicle.
    — Violet Ikonomova, Freep.com, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Hilson said his office does not consent to the lifting of the no-contact order.
    — Tresa Baldas, USA TODAY, 7 Oct. 2022

consent

2 of 2 noun
  • He did not give his consent for the use of his name in the advertisement.
  • No one may use the vehicle without the consent of the owner.
  • No artist has been asked for their consent.
    — Sharyn Alfonsi, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026
  • But silence is not the same as consent.
    — Monica Lewinsky, Rolling Stone, 19 May 2026
  • Kids can use the lanes with the consent of a parent or guardian.
    — Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 22 Apr. 2026
  • The victim could not give consent.
    — Mike Hellgren, CBS News, 8 May 2026
  • The bottom line is that consent can come in many forms — and that's a great thing.
    — Sammy Nickalls, Teen Vogue, 19 Oct. 2017
  • Most states are one party consent states, Heath said.
    — Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The company was built around the idea that consent must come first.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 12 May 2026
  • Then there’s the consent issue.
    — Raghu Para, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • At the time of the Mazan trial, consent played no part in rape law at all.
    — Gaby Wood, Vogue, 21 Feb. 2026
  • Loveman then withdrew her consent for deputies to search.
    — Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 23 May 2026
  • To do this kind of stuff with the advice and consent of the council, this is just right.
    — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 31 Mar. 2022
  • For those who do consent, the device will alert staff to any changes in their vital signs.
    — Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Oct. 2022
  • What this response often lacks is consent.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The person being added to the chat also needs to give their consent.
    — Sam Reed, Glamour, 18 May 2026
  • In order to use the app, parents have to sign a research consent form.
    — Megan Molteni, WIRED, 11 May 2018
  • That kind of consent can either be renewed or lost in this budget process.
    — Karen Freeman-Wilson, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026
  • Parental consent is required to loosen settings.
    — Larry Magid, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Aspects like tone and pace are important to get consent on, too.
    — Selome Hailu, Variety, 31 May 2022
  • In this video, Dobrik claims that consent is the heart of his content.
    — Florence O'Connor, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2021
  • Democrats are ready to bring this to the Floor this week by unanimous consent.
    — Sarah Elbeshbishi, USA TODAY, 26 Dec. 2020
  • The man’s wife signed a consent form allowing police to take the weapons.
    — Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 16 Oct. 2020
  • They were not told details about the procedure, or did not give their consent.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Authorities would not need to prove force or lack of consent.
    — Allie Gross, AJC.com, 24 Feb. 2026
  • The item was approved as part of the board's consent agenda along with two other items.
    — Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2025
  • And for each child, Peete used his own sperm without her knowledge or consent.
    — Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
  • But even here, consent should be obtained and the process made transparent.
    — Michael Moran, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2022
  • Sixteen is the age of consent in Kansas.
    — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2025
  • But on May 1, the parties in the case agreed to a consent order.
    — Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, 29 June 2020

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