consensual

Example Sentences

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Through his attorney, Jarecki denied the allegations, characterizing the relationship as consensual.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

“But no one really looked at consensual relationships.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 28, 2026

Later, after a chaotic interlude of rebel rule and an uncertain transition, he was elected head of state as a post-conflict and consensual civil-society figure.

From BBC • Dec. 26, 2025

All too often, men like this get away with these attitudes because they convince enough people that, while it may be gross, it’s ultimately just decadent, consensual behavior that harms no one else.

From Salon • Sep. 12, 2025

Accordingly, Bostick was not really “seized” within the meaning of the Fourth Amendment, and the subsequent search was purely consensual.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander