How to Use consent in a Sentence

consent

1 of 2 verb
  • He was reluctant at first but finally consented.
  • The suit says the girl lacked the capacity to consent, the suit states.
    oregonlive, 5 Nov. 2019
  • The owner could go and ask its lender to consent to the waivers the owner wants to grant.
    Joshua Stein, Forbes, 21 Sep. 2021
  • She’s the one doing the work, yet she’s not the one legally who is even able to consent and sign the deal.
    Robin Fields, ProPublica, 13 July 2021
  • The court said the three victims in the rape case had also been drunk and were unable to consent.
    Arkansas Online, 26 Nov. 2022
  • If the unit sells, the leasing company must consent to the new lessee.
    Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 June 2022
  • Before Vilenkin and his wife could leave, their parents had to consent to the move.
    Steve Nadis, Discover Magazine, 10 Oct. 2013
  • Under the law, the nursing home would be required to consent to this.
    Maria Clark, NOLA.com, 1 June 2018
  • Given all of that, the employee could consent to the search, Meisler said.
    David Voreacos, Bloomberg.com, 23 May 2018
  • No one has consented to white people’s use of the n-word.
    Michael Harriot, The Root, 23 May 2018
  • And of course, only send photos to those who consent to see them.
    Nicole Schmidt, Glamour, 24 Aug. 2023
  • Sometimes consent from one person on the call is enough.
    Simon Hill, WIRED, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Rosario then consented to a search of the apartment, police said.
    Sandra Gomez-Aceves, courant.com, 26 June 2017
  • Users must consent to the communication and have the right to opt out.
    Chris Smith, BGR, 27 Aug. 2021
  • 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 deal states that writers can use AI if the company consents.
    Jake Coyle, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2023
  • The young girl's body was discovered after the mother consented to a search of the home.
    Alicia Fabbre, Daily Southtown, 1 May 2017
  • But what about the choices consenting adults make about what happens when the lights go out?
    Sun-Sentinel.com, 4 Nov. 2017
  • Researchers will track the health of those who consent to be contacted in the future.
    Todd Ackerman, Houston Chronicle, 25 Apr. 2018
  • Rose made no attempt to ask for or check that Kennedy was consenting.
    Bill Donahue, Billboard, 22 Nov. 2023
  • Who would enforce a law about what people consent to read in their own homes?
    Dan Berman, CNN, 25 Jan. 2022
  • To consent — to feel together; perhaps the root holds true.
    New York Times, 21 June 2021
  • The plaintiffs’ lawyers had asked the government to consent to their filing the request.
    Dara Lind, ProPublica, 27 Aug. 2021
  • The Post couldn’t find any records that Mary or her family consented to this.
    Nicole Dungca, Washington Post, 15 Dec. 2023
  • In the Senate, any one senator can block a quick vote since the rules require all 100 to consent to a time to schedule a vote.
    Manu Raju and Alex Rogers, CNN, 29 Mar. 2022
  • 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
  • In most cases, the voters did not know this was happening and did not consent.
    James Barragán, Dallas News, 24 Sep. 2020
  • And neighbors with a common boundary must consent to the chickens.
    Michelle L. Quinn, Post-Tribune, 13 July 2018
  • The bill also would require police to make clear that people do not have to consent to a search during a stop.
    oregonlive, 30 Apr. 2021
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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.
  • But on May 1, the parties in the case agreed to a consent order.
    Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, 29 June 2020
  • The bottom line is that consent can come in many forms — and that's a great thing.
    Sammy Nickalls, Teen Vogue, 19 Oct. 2017
  • To do this kind of stuff with the advice and consent of the council, this is just right.
    Laura Johnston, cleveland, 31 Mar. 2022
  • During a consent search of the car, police found a gun.
    cleveland, 30 Aug. 2022
  • The fine print of being a human in 2021 negates so much of our consent!
    Neelanjana Banerjee, Harper's BAZAAR, 17 Feb. 2021
  • No one has any right to any part of it without your consent.
    Jennifer Wright, Harper's BAZAAR, 13 Apr. 2018
  • In this video, Dobrik claims that consent is the heart of his content.
    Florence O'Connor, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2021
  • The central issue is consent: Who gives it, and who is able to give it.
    Mckenna Moore, Fortune, 22 June 2018
  • 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
  • Best friends Short and Nelson switch sides on the topic of parental consent.
    Ben Kesslen, NBC News, 24 July 2021
  • In order to use the app, parents have to sign a research consent form.
    Megan Molteni, WIRED, 11 May 2018
  • The man allowed officers to conduct a consent search of the car.
    cleveland, 22 Oct. 2021
  • And to recognize that there are a lot of nuances to consent.
    Cari Romm, The Cut, 21 May 2018
  • The woman in the video told police that the video had been shared by the young people without her consent.
    Brittney McNamara, Teen Vogue, 16 Apr. 2018
  • 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
  • For her, too, the notion of consent was key to filmmaking.
    Lise Pedersen, Variety, 30 Mar. 2022
  • That night, the babysitter left our home without my consent.
    Charity Lee As Told To Rose Minutaglio, Good Housekeeping, 20 Dec. 2017
  • Again, applicants aren’t given the option to hold back consent for the use of this pin.
    Faustine Ngila, Quartz, 2 Dec. 2022
  • But even here, consent should be obtained and the process made transparent.
    Michael Moran, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2022
  • But to keep them any longer than that, a medical provider must file a court petition and get the consent of a judge.
    Laura Strickler, NBC News, 23 July 2023
  • Then the committee agreed to adopt the amendment by vocal consent.
    Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 29 Feb. 2024
  • Parental consent is required for participants in the study, which is set to run for two years.
    Emily Woodruff, NOLA.com, 4 Dec. 2020
  • Parental consent is required for 16-year-olds to donate.
    Milwaukee, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 20 Dec. 2017
  • But in countries such as Italy, researchers often have to ask for consent again.
    Tania Rabesandratana, Science | AAAS, 20 Nov. 2019
  • That’s why consent is the new buzzword for nuclear waste.
    James Conca, Forbes, 10 May 2021
  • Aspects like tone and pace are important to get consent on, too.
    Selome Hailu, Variety, 31 May 2022
  • And without landlords’ consent, tenants couldn’t get the aid.
    Conor Dougherty, New York Times, 15 Dec. 2020

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