How to Use repercussion in a Sentence
repercussion
noun-
But exposing your skin to them for too long can clearly have repercussions.
— Korin Miller, SELF, 31 Mar. 2020 -
Many in the industry are afraid of repercussions should Trump win the election.
— Rebecca Keegan, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Oct. 2024 -
That means a lender could serve a bigger business ahead of a smaller one who filed earlier without repercussions.
— Ledyard King, USA TODAY, 21 Apr. 2020 -
The economic repercussions of the coronavirus crisis mean that money is tight for many right now.
— The Atlantic Culture Desk, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2020 -
Plus there is a concern that disruptive actions online could come with greater repercussions from law enforcement.
— Eshe Nelson, Quartz, 28 Apr. 2020 -
Shutting down society has massive mental-health repercussions, and there’s just not enough discussion about that right now.
— Jerry Carino, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2020 -
These rebuffs had repercussions in Westborough, a Boston suburb that was set to hold its town election last month.
— Jessica Huseman, ProPublica, 6 Apr. 2020 -
While the vice president debate, which took place just miles away from Port Jersey, seemed far from mind for the longshoremen, the strike could also have electoral repercussions.
— Haisten Willis, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 2 Oct. 2024 -
Valerie Hedlund, a San Antonio attorney, has four clients in jail and is worried about their health and the repercussions their confinement could have.
— Emilie Eaton, ExpressNews.com, 20 Apr. 2020 -
How people—or governments and corporations, run by people—respond to the mounting losses will have repercussions that will last, for all intents and purposes, forever.
— Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024 -
The repercussions of the decision could have a big impact in the sports world, as well.
— Ross Levitt, CNN, 1 May 2023 -
The top reasons why were the same as women in the U.S.: a lack of confidence and fear of repercussions.
— Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 8 Mar. 2024 -
The collapse of the deal is likely to have repercussions far beyond the region.
— Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 19 July 2023 -
Their prank gives the entire school a laugh the next morning but has repercussions.
— David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Sep. 2024 -
The repercussions could ripple through the entire plane.
— Natalie B. Compton, Andrea Sachs and Heidi Pérez-Moreno, The Washington Post, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Sep. 2023 -
Even what the law doesn’t do could have global repercussions, rights groups said.
— Kelvin Chan, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Dec. 2023 -
And that has serious repercussions in terms of jail time and things like that.
— Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2023 -
The outcome of the case could have major repercussions for the industry.
— Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune Crypto, 21 Mar. 2023 -
Those facts, as well as the repercussions of the Iran hostage crisis, left him with a 21% approval rating.
— M.l. Nestel, ABC News, 19 Nov. 2023 -
The repercussions from a straight-up, no-kidding critique of a colleague can be both swift and sure.
— Neal B. Freeman, National Review, 15 Apr. 2024 -
False claims that the election was stolen from Trump have had repercussions across the country, Waldman said.
— Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 1 Aug. 2023 -
Perhaps the biggest repercussion of the melt-off, or at least the most visible this year, is the debris flows on the south side of the mountain.
— Kurtis Alexander, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Sep. 2022 -
At the same time, seniors are afraid to complain for fear of repercussions, speakers said.
— Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 16 Apr. 2024 -
That’s likely a repercussion of the bullet wound to her stomach.
— Matt Bruce, ajc, 2 July 2022 -
The two split the season series last year, and both teams are in the playoffs, but repercussions are expected.
— Ryan Morik, Fox News, 28 Apr. 2023 -
Mark Regev, a senior adviser to Netanyahu, warned Hamas of repercussions if any of the hostages were harmed in any way.
— Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 15 Oct. 2023 -
The repercussions could extend far beyond the owners of these buildings and their lenders.
— Julie Creswell, New York Times, 6 June 2024 -
The film is rife with metaphors about women in Hollywood, the cruelty of age and the repercussions of self-hatred.
— Matt Donnelly, Variety, 19 May 2024 -
Even though it’s been eight years since Kaepernick kneeled down on the field, his actions have had long-lasting repercussions.
— Rayna Reid Rayford, Essence, 8 Feb. 2024 -
Still, there’s a fear of repercussion, Marino and Solomon say, for those who express their outrage.
— Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, 22 Sep. 2021
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