How to Use consensual in a Sentence

consensual

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  • She claims their relationship was consensual.
  • Swinging is professionals, adults, all consensual, and all on the same page.
    — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 7 Sep. 2024
  • Like the Biden searches, the search at Pence's home was consensual.
    — Adriana Diaz, Andres Triay, Arden Farhi, CBS News, 15 Feb. 2023
  • All said the girl was clear that what happened was not consensual.
    — Rachel Weiner, Washington Post, 7 Aug. 2019
  • Riep then told the woman to give her name on a video recording and say the actions were consensual.
    — Nathan Baird, cleveland, 6 Mar. 2020
  • Your primary job is to make sure that the play stays safe and consensual.
    — Virginia Sole-Smith, Parents, 28 May 2024
  • Both said the act was consensual, according to the Times.
    — Sean Neumann, Peoplemag, 21 June 2023
  • Tate and the woman both said the actions were consensual.
    — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 29 Dec. 2022
  • Which did alter the intent of the scene to something that seemed non-consensual.
    — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 21 Dec. 2019
  • The Barcelona court which made the ruling said that there was proof that the assault was not consensual, the court press office said in a statement.
    — Al Goodman, CNN, 22 Feb. 2024
  • The search was consensual and did not require a warrant.
    — Kevin Johnson, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2023
  • The suspect said the act was consensual, the affidavit states.
    — Dakin Andone, CNN, 21 Oct. 2021
  • The book’s third section looks at consensual delusions on a grand scale.
    — Washington Post, 26 Mar. 2021
  • In some ways, Scholz’s approach speaks to the consensual nature of the German system.
    — Yasmeen Serhan, The Atlantic, 27 Sep. 2021
  • The pair had been in a consensual affair outside of their marriages.
    — Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2022
  • But if pranks were more like this (consensual, mostly pleasant, nice melody, good rhyme scheme), the world would be a better place.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 19 Apr. 2024
  • Penland, who was 34 at the time of the incident, has maintained that the encounter was consensual.
    — Cory Shaffer, cleveland, 9 May 2022
  • Does that look like someone is taking part in a consensual act?
    — Jericka Duncan, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2021
  • Aldrich has said the encounter was consensual and has denied making any threats.
    — Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE.com, 28 Oct. 2021
  • Tate and the woman claimed their actions were consensual.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 4 Aug. 2023
  • The affair had been consensual, and in his case, the woman involved was not an employee.
    — Kim Masters, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Aug. 2024
  • Is there a chance that Jeanette saw Kate and Martin in what seemed like a consensual situation?
    — Rosie Knight, refinery29.com, 12 May 2021
  • To comply with the law, businesses must ensure sign-ups are clear, consensual, and easy to cancel.
    — Courtney Vinopal, Quartz, 29 Oct. 2021
  • But the consensual/nonconsensual aspect of this is the key part of it.
    — David Marchese, Vulture, 14 Sep. 2021
  • Police in Michigan say a woman bit off an inch of a man’s tongue on Tuesday during a consensual kiss.
    — Fox News, 31 Jan. 2020
  • Thompson told The Post that the woman was conscious and that evidence presented in court shows the act was consensual.
    — Washington Post, 23 Nov. 2021
  • In court records, Latu and his attorneys said the encounter was consensual and initiated by the girl.
    — Justin Spears, The Arizona Republic, 4 May 2023
  • Some of the acts were non-consensual, authorities said, and O’Connor discouraged the teens from telling their parents about the parties.
    — Lauren Hernández, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Oct. 2021
  • Update April 5: In April, Tyler filed a response to the suit which claims their relationship was consensual.
    — Vulture, 5 Apr. 2023
  • Both Cook and the woman characterized the relationship as consensual during the investigation, the city said.
    — Hayleigh Colombo, The Indianapolis Star, 19 July 2024

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