consort

Yet the role of a do-nothing prince consort doesn’t suit the dutiful, and now fiercely faithful, Alfred, and a war of wills—and of the sexes—ensues.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 18, 2026

"I want to be inspired by people like Empress consort Nam Phuong, King Khai Dinh, with their fashion style and the interaction between the West and the East," explained Phan.

From Barron's ● Jan. 29, 2026

Chakrasamvara, the blue-man emblem of compassion, is being embraced by his consort, Vajravarahi, bright red symbol of wisdom, in a spectacularly explosive display whose arrested design seems intended as a spur to deep meditation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2025

The next great constitutional upheaval in Britain, the Glorious Revolution of 1688, displaced King James II in favor his daughter Mary and her consort, William of Orange.

From Slate ● Feb. 21, 2025

Now, then, Odysseus laid him down and slept in luxury under the Porch of Morning, while in his inner chamber Alkinoos retired to rest where his dear consort lay.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer

According to the New York Times, it chose not to pursue prosecution because it worried that some potential witnesses, be they fellow partiers or former youthful consorts, “might not have stood up well under cross-examination.”

From Slate ● Dec. 20, 2024

However, results showed that the growth rate early in life was not so different between consorts and sneakers, even though they grew up during different seasons.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 23, 2024

But the first break with tradition comes here: previously, consorts were crowned with new headpieces, created just for this moment.

From Salon ● May 5, 2023

To either side of these palaces were the six western palaces and the six eastern palaces where the emperor’s consorts lived.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023

Human midwives to deliver babies from human consorts.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black

In 2022, Maxwell, who once consorted with royals, presidents and billionaires, was sentenced to 20 years in prison for her role in helping Epstein.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 2, 2024

But he played football, consorted with the town’s bad boys, and cultivated a blustery front.

From The New Yorker ● May 2, 2016

He feuded with Harlan Ellison, collaborated with Piers Anthony and consorted with other foundational icons of the genre.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 4, 2016

I have now consorted with the Z for two months.

From New York Times ● Jan. 11, 2012

He knew that I consorted with Hamlet What if he began to suspect that Hamlet had revealed the king’s crime to Horatio and me?

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein

David M. Friedman, who served as his ambassador to Israel, publicly took Trump to task for consorting with the troublesome pair, tweeting that the former president was “better than this.”

From Washington Post ● Nov. 25, 2022

The privilege of consorting with a fox cost more than I had already paid.

From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2022

Prosecutors say that while UAE officials were consorting with Barrack, they were rewarding him by pouring millions of dollars into his business ventures.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 20, 2022

One of the people said Mr. Harris believed that Mr. Black showed poor judgment in consorting with Mr. Epstein, and that the new findings would further hurt Apollo’s reputation.

From New York Times ● Jan. 25, 2021

“Gold, filthy gold! We cannot live without it, yet I confess I deplore the necessity of consorting with our long-fingered friends.”

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling