consensual

Example Sentences

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He refused to step down while denying the allegations, saying the encounters with both women were consensual, and called for prosecutors to open investigations into the claims.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

He denied all the charges against him – saying they either did not take place, or were consensual.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

“But no one really looked at consensual relationships.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 28, 2026

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

Given the blanket nature of the ruling, courts have found police encounters to be consensual in truly preposterous situations.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander