consensual

Example Sentences

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“The relationship between Walker and Gates was consensual and ended amicably,” the spokesperson said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

On Tuesday, Bruel's lawyer Christophe Ingrain said the story was made up and the relationship between his client and Flament had been "totally consensual".

From BBC • May 19, 2026

The video also surfaced on other platforms, including Meta-owned Facebook, where some posts used it to baselessly claim that the lawsuit was "fake" and the two had been involved in a "consensual relationship."

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

During the summer of 2003, he took a constitutional law class where they discussed the recent Supreme Court decision to strike down the state’s ban on consensual gay sex in Lawrence v.

From Salon • Oct. 16, 2025

Accordingly, Bostick was not really “seized” within the meaning of the Fourth Amendment, and the subsequent search was purely consensual.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander