How to Use repercussion in a Sentence

repercussion

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  • The repercussions of the decision could have a big impact in the sports world, as well.
    — Ross Levitt, CNN, 1 May 2023
  • The top reasons why were the same as women in the U.S.: a lack of confidence and fear of repercussions.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 8 Mar. 2024
  • The collapse of the deal is likely to have repercussions far beyond the region.
    — Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 19 July 2023
  • The repercussions could ripple through the entire plane.
    — Natalie B. Compton, Andrea Sachs and Heidi Pérez-Moreno, The Washington Post, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Even what the law doesn’t do could have global repercussions, rights groups said.
    — Kelvin Chan, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Dec. 2023
  • And that has serious repercussions in terms of jail time and things like that.
    — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2023
  • The outcome of the case could have major repercussions for the industry.
    — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune Crypto, 21 Mar. 2023
  • Those facts, as well as the repercussions of the Iran hostage crisis, left him with a 21% approval rating.
    — M.l. Nestel, ABC News, 19 Nov. 2023
  • False claims that the election was stolen from Trump have had repercussions across the country, Waldman said.
    — Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 1 Aug. 2023
  • The two split the season series last year, and both teams are in the playoffs, but repercussions are expected.
    — Ryan Morik, Fox News, 28 Apr. 2023
  • Mark Regev, a senior adviser to Netanyahu, warned Hamas of repercussions if any of the hostages were harmed in any way.
    — Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 15 Oct. 2023
  • Even though it’s been eight years since Kaepernick kneeled down on the field, his actions have had long-lasting repercussions.
    — Rayna Reid Rayford, Essence, 8 Feb. 2024
  • So there's a number of repercussions that would happen.
    — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 20 Apr. 2023
  • Still, even if the strike lasts just one month or six weeks, there would likely be an impact, with more movies’ start dates being push among the repercussions.
    — Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 May 2023
  • The repercussions in Boston are monumental if the Celtics don’t make it out of this series.
    — Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 14 May 2023
  • If the department does not make changes in a certain timeframe, there would be repercussions.
    — Josephine Peterson, Dallas News, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Wealthy Americans are holding off on booking trips to Paris as the war in the Middle East and its wider repercussions dent demand for tourism.
    — Angelina Rascouet, Fortune Europe, 18 Nov. 2023
  • While scientists agree that temperature rise must be kept to 1.5°C to avoid the most dire repercussions, the world is on track to see a 2.8°C rise by the end of the century.
    — Ajay Khari, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
  • That was reported to management, but Kwong faced no repercussions, the suit says.
    — Gretchen Morgenson, NBC News, 11 Oct. 2023
  • The scandal may also have repercussions across the justice system.
    — Amelia Nierenberg, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2023
  • The repercussions for creating deepfakes range from thousands of dollars to five years in prison.
    — USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2024
  • That joke had serious repercussions as Bloom gave a run down in the after-action report.
    — Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 22 Mar. 2024
  • Despite the potential repercussions on Yemenis at home, the Houthis have welcomed conflict with the US and its allies.
    — Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 1 Feb. 2024
  • The complicated terms of the law, King said, could lead to racial profiling out of fear of possible repercussions.
    — Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 18 July 2023
  • The repercussions of the spring banking crisis, too, are expected to slow the economy as banks pull back on lending, but no one knows how much.
    — Abha Bhattarai, Washington Post, 12 July 2023
  • But many were afraid to speak to The New York Times about their case, and the few who did asked to be identified by only their first names out of concern about government repercussions.
    — Vivian Yee, BostonGlobe.com, 11 June 2023
  • Yes, there must be repercussions for bad decisions, Tuff said.
    — Amanda Milkovits, BostonGlobe.com, 31 July 2023
  • And while the deal saw a number of other channels were dropped in the deal, the dropping of Freeform suggests that, as the repercussions of the deal are felt across the pay TV ecosystem, no channel is truly safe.
    — Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Sep. 2023
  • The photo had repercussions that surprised Gromek by their venom and Doby by their endurance.
    — Detroit Free Press, 17 Mar. 2024
  • With the house to herself, Lily starts to explore the limits of her connection with Minh, fostering a romance, but one that has repercussions.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 5 Dec. 2023

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