with the result that

idiom

: causing as an outcome or result

Bad weather caused several delays with the result that the work was not completed on time.

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Russell wasn’t satisfied with the result that left his team in need of help. —

Christian Babcock, The Mercury News, 31 July 2024 Machiavelli wrote that Julius Caesar was the first tyrant in Rome, with the result that Rome was never again free. —

Vickie B. Sullivan, The Conversation, 5 June 2024 The heterogeneity of every individual gets lost and distorted, with the result that democratic systems often barely reflect the will of the people and tend toward polarization. —

TIME, 5 Feb. 2024 The entire live-entertainment industry ground to a halt, with the result that the young comedians in Reich’s cohort were forced to retreat into their homes and adapt their work for online dissemination. —

Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2023 See all Example Sentences for with the result that

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