How to Use consummate in a Sentence

consummate

1 of 2 adjective

• The rest of his life (he lived for a few more years) was one great consummate silence.
  — R. K. Narayan, "Under the Banyan Tree",
• He plays the piano with consummate skill.
• Brando, a consummate prankster, won the contest in the end.
  — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 18 Mar. 2022
• The trial added oily layers to the portrait of the consummate Bad Man.
  — Dana Goodyear, The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2022
• As the consummate host, Prince knew how to make his guests feel free to be themselves.
  — Steve Baltin, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2021
• Steve’s a consummate pro and a great lover of Charlie Watts’ style.
  — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 22 Mar. 2022
• Boss is a consummate ladies' man, a free spirit and a bar owner in NYC.
  — Mary Sollosi, EW.com, 15 Dec. 2020
• Boss is a consummate ladies’ man, a free spirit and a bar owner in NYC.
  — Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2020
• During the best years of the Oracle crowds (often some of the worst years for the team), that space was the consummate sports ecosystem.
  — Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Feb. 2021
• The good vibes prompted San Jose’s consummate leader to change his tune about his future with the team.
  — Nick Eilerson, SFChronicle.com, 20 Nov. 2020
• For instance, G Chris Paul is a consummate floor general and the Suns are eighth in turnover rate.
  — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 30 Nov. 2021
• Jones, a redshirt junior, has proven to be the consummate teammate.
  — Edgar Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, 27 Sep. 2021
• Yes, Freda was a consummate performer in a strange way.
  — Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 9 May 2022
• He’s the consummate team guy with a boatload of ability.
  — Brent Kennedy, baltimoresun.com, 29 Sep. 2020
• Yet it’s the consummate sports car, a joy to drive with precise steering and predictable handling.
  — Dallas News, 4 Jan. 2023
• The late Chadwick Boseman was the consummate actor who always gave his all in roles.
  — Brooklyn White, Essence, 8 Dec. 2020
• The crash came as a shock to the Happs, who knew the family patriarch as the consummate pilot for whom a flight to Lake Tahoe was no more of an event than a drive to the store.
  — Noah Goldbergstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2022
• Pardue’s wife, Betty, the consummate hostess, says a lot of their neighbors just open the windows and let the music roll in.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 July 2021
• The consummate pro from Leander is currently third in the AOY race.
  — Matt Williams, Dallas News, 24 Oct. 2020
• The consummate newswoman, but a rascal with a sense of humor.
  — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 3 Mar. 2022
• With so many young pieces, Love has been the consummate professional and veteran, adding a spark off the bench.
  — Ashley Bastock, cleveland, 9 Feb. 2022
• For this consummate Angeleno of theater, the light at the end of the tunnel leads directly to a rehearsal room.
  — Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2021
• It has been retold and amplified here with consummate skill and charm.
  — Thr Staff, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Dec. 2022
• If nothing else, Peterson is the consummate pro and that's something this team needs.
  — Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press, 28 Nov. 2020
• The band were consummate pros, the sound on stage was excellent, all-in-all a wonderful and painless soundcheck.
  — Ben Rector, Peoplemag, 11 Aug. 2022
• And by doing so, the prize is to be perceived as the utmost consummate professional.
  — Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2022
• About 200 guests crowded around, while off to the side, Lenny, the consummate professional, waited to hear that his work was done, and then headed back around the corner to his truck.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 7 July 2022
• Much consummate evil is consciously spewed from those like the self-hating souls mentioned above.
  — Steve West, sun-sentinel.com, 21 Oct. 2021
• Trebek became the consummate game show host; fans of the show tuned in his calming, gentle energy.
  — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 8 Nov. 2020
• Xander Bogaerts was the Patrice Bergeron of baseball, an elegant clinician on the field and the consummate leader inside the locker room.
  — Bob Ryan, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Dec. 2022

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consummate

2 of 2 verb

• The bargaining process went on for a few days, but the deal was never consummated.
• Their happiness was consummated when their son was born.
• The Colts and Vinatieri were on the verge of a deal Wednesday and consummated it today.
  — Stephen Holder, Indianapolis Star, 21 Feb. 2018
• The deal can be consummated Wednesday at 4 p.m. when the league year opens.
  — Mary Kay Cabot, cleveland.com, 13 Nov. 2017
• The Sox’ willingness to consummate such a deal had been in question for most of 2022.
  — Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Jan. 2023
• The Cavs also sent out $1.75 million in cash to consummate the deal, sources say.
  — Chris Fedor, cleveland, 23 June 2022
• Ravn needs to consummate the sale by the first week in June, when the certificate expires, Craford said.
  — Zaz Hollander, Anchorage Daily News, 15 May 2020
• Ross, a skilled player and consummate pro, was brought in so the band could continue.
  — Matt Wake | [e-mail], al, 19 Jan. 2022
• The crime spree The 1985 Modesto robberies were the grand finale of a crime spree that consummated the three‐year romance of Davis and Edwards.
  — Time, 2 Oct. 2023
• In the case of Jared Kushner, look, there's no deal that have been consummated.
  — Fox News, 19 Mar. 2018
• While Chaim Bloom has vowed that the Sox will be active in the trade market, there are questions about what kind of deals the team might be able to consummate.
  — Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Dec. 2022
• Trade partners can sense that the urgency to consummate a deal this late in the offseason rests with the Red Sox.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Jan. 2020
• For Detroit, the deal needed to be consummated well in advance of the trade deadline.
  — Jake Fischer, SI.com, 31 Jan. 2018
• The Chiefs are also slated to receive a third-round pick in the Smith deal, which can’t be consummated until March 14.
  — Terez A. Paylor, kansascity, 16 Feb. 2018
• Drug dealers hung out on the Central Park side, and whenever a sale was consummated, dashed off to pluck dime bags out of the trees.
  — Justin Davidson, Daily Intelligencer, 10 Jan. 2018
• For them, to acquire a concept is to steal it from the person who explained it, a theft that is consummated by a brisk tap on the forehead.
  — A.o. Scott, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2018
• And if the lessee wishes to consummate the Highland Romance by buying an estate of his or her own?
  — Cathy Newman, WSJ, 7 Dec. 2018
• And even if the deal was consummated, Detroit would have to persuade Walker to re-sign with them after the season.
  — Marlowe Alter, Detroit Free Press, 13 Apr. 2018
• Hyde is the fourth unrestricted free agent the Browns have agreed to terms with in the past two days, but deals can't be consummated until 4 p.m. today.
  — Mary Kay Cabot, cleveland.com, 14 Mar. 2018
• To consummate the deal, Blank began writing the contract on a napkin.
  — SI.com, 28 Aug. 2019
• Rodgers, who succeeded Favre as Green Bay's starter in 2008, is now waiting for a deal to be consummated.
  — Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 15 Mar. 2023
• If either side sues, a court may order Musk to consummate the purchase.
  — Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 June 2022
• The couple, who are 30 and live in Harrisburg, Pa., consummated the next day.
  — Allison Hope, New York Times, 9 June 2023
• Those probes have delayed the merger, which in turn prompted DWAC to ask its shareholders for more time to consummate the deal.
  — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 6 Sep. 2022
• Cecilia and Robbie—her in that green dress, he in that black tux—consummate their love for one another, pinned against a stack of books.
  — Deanna Janes, Harper's BAZAAR, 25 May 2022
• In the two years since the deal was consummated, the company has repeatedly missed sales goals.
  — Sharon Terlep, WSJ, 2 May 2018
• No such deal could be consummated, and Irving wound up in Boston.
  — Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 30 Oct. 2017
• The deadline is barely a week away, Tuesday, Aug. 1, with all deals needing to be consummated by 6 p.m. ET.
  — Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, 23 July 2023
• But the Palestinian issue seems the thorniest reason that the Saudi leader Mohammed bin Salman has so far refused to consummate a deal.
  — Bernard Avishai, The New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2023
• Adding to this - or perhaps, compounding it - has been the high-profile trade for Harden, finally consummated at the start of the month, closing out a saga that had run on since time immemorial.
  — Mark Deeks, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023

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