Definition of CONSUMMATES (original) (raw)

Examples of consummate in a Sentence

Adjective

… Berg, the consummate schmoozer, was the perfect spy for the job. —Dick Teresi, New York Times Book Review, 24 July 1994 To thrive in science, you must be both a consummate collaborator and a relentless competitor. —Natalie Angier, New York Times Book Review, 6 Nov. 1988 The rest of his life (he lived for a few more years) was one great consummate silence. —R. K. Narayan, "Under the Banyan Tree," in The Story and Its Writer, edited by Ann Charters, 1987 "How dare you!" Natalie screamed, in consummate frustration … —Joseph Wambaugh, The Black Marble, 1978

He plays the piano with consummate skill. consummate cabinetmakers, they produced desks and chests of drawers that are now regarded as masterpieces of American furniture Verb

In part she had loved him for that, loved the tender understanding with which he had acquiesced to her wish not to consummate their relationship out of wedlock. —Dorothy West, The Wedding, 1995 Once the sale was consummated, a thorough housecleaning took place in the advertising department … —Brendan Gill, New York Times Book Review, 4 Oct. 1987 By prolonging the suspense and terror, he was needlessly delaying the reconciliation he himself was yearning so dearly to consummate. —Joseph Heller, God Knows, 1984

The bargaining process went on for a few days, but the deal was never consummated. Their happiness was consummated when their son was born.

Recent Examples on the Web

He is known at the Capitol as a consummate political insider who serves as chief of staff for the Senate Democrats and a close ally of Senate President Pro Tem Martin Looney of New Haven. —Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 9 Feb. 2023 Nova — who died at 40, in 1975, from bone cancer — was a consummate rule breaker. —Allyson McCabe, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2023

Otherwise healthy workers keel over at their desks after long stretches of overtime or after consummating a high-pressure deal, usually from a stroke or heart attack. —Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 22 Sep. 2024 But Munro saw it through, running the company with Ross as co-CEOs and co-chairmen for a year after the agreement was consummated. —Tom Tapp, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for consummate

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