Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

consummate

[kon-suh-meyt, kuhn-suhm-it, kon-suh-mit] / ˈkɒn səˌmeɪt, kənˈsʌm ɪt, ˈkɒn sə mɪt /




Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

Luke’s piece tells the story of Mike Love, 85, the last remaining member of one of the 20th century’s consummate pop acts, while also reflecting on nostalgia, bitterness, legacy, and mortality.

From Slate Jun. 23, 2026

Members of both parties can consummate the negotiations that have left permitting reform in limbo.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 15, 2026

Christa Miller, who plays consummate mother and opinionated neighbor Liz on “Shrinking,” has one piece of advice for parental dressing: Step away from the athleisure.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 9, 2026

The Brazil centre-half arrived at PSG from Roma in 2013, surviving Luis Enrique's cull of big names because the coach is wise enough to see a consummate professional and world-class defender when he sees one.

From BBC May 6, 2026

War Relic displayed cherubic behavior, grabbed the lead out of the gate, and never relinquished it, winning with consummate ease.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

Yet the secret genius of "Your Love" is that the song never directly spells out whether the narrator consummates his crush in real life; we only get one side of the story.

From Salon Jul. 4, 2023

With “Part II,” Hogg consummates a sweeping, inward-looking masterwork, one that reexamines and in certain cases amends reality, the likes of which few filmmakers reach in their careers.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 5, 2022

Most times, the ritual is all sound and fury and consummates its purpose without any actual violence.

From Newsweek Sep. 9, 2013

It is this union, which consummates the aspirations of humanity, that Shelley celebrates in the marvellous love-song of Prometheus.

From Mysticism in English Literature by Spurgeon, Caroline F. E.

Thus finding utterance as the prophet of God, he consummates his mission and takes his place in the world order.

From The Enjoyment of Art by Noyes, Carleton Eldredge

"This solution, if consummated, will be a great one for the United States of America, and all Nato Nations."

From BBC Jan. 22, 2026

In an age when every middle-class household could afford a few hearth gods, the superior collector consummated his passion for beauty against the “prevailing winds of progress, fashion, democracy, money, and modernity.”

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 24, 2025

But that deal was never consummated and Triller experienced its own legal issues.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 24, 2024

But before the transaction can be consummated, the deal must overcome regulatory scrutiny.

From New York Times Feb. 20, 2024

Finally the whole awkward device for getting the curse of Prometheus before the reader is consummated by raising up the phantasm of Jupiter which repeats the curse, word for word.

From The English Novel And the Principle of its Development by Lanier, Sidney

If the universal acclaim of “Oklahoma!” will force Hart to confront his professional irrelevance, maybe Elizabeth’s beaming presence — and the promise of them consummating their feelings — will be sufficient compensation.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 17, 2025

The agency asked the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals late on Thursday to require the companies to delay consummating the transaction while the court considered the FTC's broader appeal.

From Reuters Jul. 14, 2023

Instead of consummating the transaction, though, the girl collapses on the bed, exhausted from caring for her siblings and working at a button factory.

From New York Times Apr. 7, 2023

The attorneys had argued Twitter was heavily reliant on Slack in consummating the deal, with multiple channels that hosted discussions about the merger.

From Washington Post Sep. 7, 2022

Lafayette was instrumental in consummating the alliance with France.

From From Farm House to the White House The life of George Washington, his boyhood, youth, manhood, public and private life and services by Thayer, William M. (William Makepeace)




Vocabulary lists containing consummate


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Dictionary.com's Learning Companion

Go beyond just looking up words.
Remember them forever with VocabTrainer.

Start training