consent to
Example Sentences
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West's lawyers have argued An did not object at any point, nor express a lack of consent to participate or attempt to leave the performance.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
This tactic is sometimes called a negative option, meaning that a consumer’s failure to say no to receiving a good or service amounts to consent to being charged for it.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026
The company is waiting for confirmation that the Justice Department will consent to its Warner Bros. purchase.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
In the opening episode, the narrator travels to Rhode Island to interview Thomas for a magazine article—a big deal, because Thomas is 90 and unlikely to consent to this kind of personal intrusion again.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
In 2006, some seven hundred new mothers found out that doctors had taken their placentas without consent to test for abnormalities that might help the hospital defend itself against future lawsuits over birth defects.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
