consonant

Example Sentences

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Now he seems to regret it—though he still hasn’t apologized directly or acknowledged that he was wrong, and is pretending that what he said earlier is consonant with what he’s saying now.

From Slate • Dec. 30, 2025

But Mr. Haas’s work is much easier on the ear than most Stockhausen—more consonant and not especially taken up with chromaticism.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 6, 2025

For example, the consonant "da," which is produced by touching the tongue to the hard palate behind the teeth, is needed to produce the word dog.

From Science Daily • Feb. 1, 2024

It also has the repeated consonant syllables that Britney tracks are known for.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 2023

When you study the science of philology, you learn the laws governing how a consonant can lose its shape, but it keeps its identity from language to language.”

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey