How to Use result in a Sentence

result

1 of 2 verb
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  • If you take this drug, side effects may result.
  • Eggs were broken in the fracas and the resulting egg wash was used to give the cake a shiny gloss.
    — John Kelly, Washington Post, 13 May 2023
  • This storm and its resulting winds added to the wildfire spread.
    — Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner, 19 Aug. 2023
  • The resulting crash killed a 35-year-old woman who was on her way to visit friends in St. Louis.
    — Rachel Weiner, Washington Post, 4 Oct. 2023
  • Tree limbs could be blown down, and a few power outages could result.
    — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2023
  • TikTok did have one bright spot in the Pew survey results: Support for a ban dropped among adults.
    — David Ingram, NBC News, 13 Dec. 2023
  • For him, the resulting GDP increase is all that matters.
    — Natalie Kainz, NBC News, 22 Sep. 2023
  • In the resulting video, the contest is in full swing when McLain walks by and defiantly slaps all the pieces onto the floor.
    — Zach Buchanan, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2023
  • The resulting footage, which aired on the news, captured the N.Y.P.D.’s brutal tactics for suppressing the protest.
    — Miss Rosen, The New Yorker, 8 July 2023
  • Initially, the resulting ice cream was on the softer side, and did not maintain its shape.
    — Rena Behar, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 June 2023
  • Like mezcal, the plant is roasted, but the resulting spirit is brighter and more grassy than mezcal.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 3 Dec. 2023
  • The resulting crop failures in Europe have occurred at the same time that Russia's war in Ukraine has driven up the price of wheat.
    — Irina Ivanova, CBS News, 9 June 2023
  • The resulting blast killed hundreds of thousands of civilians.
    — Devika Rao, The Week, 25 May 2023
  • So this result down under doesn’t come as a total shocker.
    — Sean Gregory, Time, 6 Aug. 2023
  • The resulting patterns can move around, sort of like palate tectonics.
    — Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Dec. 2023
  • The Lakers failed to earn a playoff berth in 2022, resulting is Vogel’s dismissal.
    — oregonlive, 2 June 2023
  • The differences in how well the treatments work could result from the minerals found in your household’s water.
    — Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Although this behavior may result from his past training, such pranks have led to death threats.
    — Diana Reiss, Scientific American, 6 June 2023
  • The resulting footage was much sharper, with the AI removing most of the blurriness and even adding in new details like hair strands and highlights.
    — Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 11 Oct. 2023
  • There’s the cost of waging the war, the steep decline in economic activity and a resulting drop in revenue.
    — Itay Stern, Washington Post, 31 Dec. 2023
  • The Wrong Shoes Though there's plenty of variation here, knee pain resulting from wearing the wrong shoes often stems from a lack of arch support.
    — Lauren Del Turco, Health, 6 Feb. 2024
  • The suspect died of injuries suffered in the resulting incident.
    — Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2023
  • On Tuesday, the FAA confirmed that there was no public property or injuries that resulted from the mishap.
    — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 6 Feb. 2024
  • With the price increases, streamers also may be trying to get in front of greater content costs resulting from 2023’s strikes.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 8 Nov. 2023
  • The resulting images were immediately displayed on a screen, where the rats could see them.
    — Emily Anthes, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2024
  • Baugh reported at least five injuries resulting from the crash, including a 3-year-old child.
    — Detroit Free Press, 1 Mar. 2024
  • The resulting surgery led to toxic shock syndrome and allegedly brain damage.
    — Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 15 Dec. 2023
  • The resulting panini was packed with flavor, the punchy pesto juxtaposed with the buttery cheese and the slight sweetness of the prosciutto, the crisp bread contrasting the creamy burrata.
    — Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 21 June 2023
  • The resulting collectivization and abrupt shift from farming to the production of steel was a disaster.
    — Christian Auty, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Many of those perpetrators had already been known to the public, and no criminal charges resulted from the report.
    — Erin Cox, Washington Post, 15 Nov. 2023
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result

2 of 2 noun
  • The book is the result of years of hard work and dedication.
  • The end result of his work was a classic American novel.
  • The investigation continued without result.
  • And the results on April 3 could be a pivot point in that process.
    — Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Mar. 2024
  • The result: The Rangers had a much more balanced lineup.
    — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 20 June 2023
  • The result can be a sizable chunk of money, even for a free app.
    — Michael Kan, PCMAG, 26 Jan. 2024
  • The result is a cookie that's the perfect balance of salty and sweet and goes down easy.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 6 Oct. 2023
  • The end result is the magic that flows around the fairy tale-like residence.
    — Tj MacIas, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2024
  • The result was a crisp, stunning photo of the moon overlapping with the sun.
    — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024
  • The results show Jordan still has a lot of work to do to persuade holdouts.
    — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 18 Oct. 2023
  • For the best results, Akin instructs gardeners to find the root crown — the place where the trunk becomes the roots — and plant the tree at that depth.
    — Nevin Martell, Washington Post, 13 Sep. 2023
  • The result is a highly detailed map that can predict how the coast might change.
    — Rachel Gold, CBS News, 26 Jan. 2024
  • With the results around the league Sunday, the opponents for the Chargers’ 2024 season are now set.
    — Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2024
  • Rather, the result is a shift in how the user’s brain is processing language.
    — Ray Ravaglia, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2024
  • At the time, the country was fresh off the Korean War, whose combat ended in 1953 as the result of an armistice.
    — Ian Shapira, Washington Post, 17 Dec. 2023
  • This arc is the result of the subduction of the Cocos plate under the Caribbean plate.
    — Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Jan. 2024
  • The results are a playful holiday twist on the aura nail trend.
    — Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2023
  • The result is more vibrant hues, better contrast, and less eye strain.
    — Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Jan. 2024
  • The results proved faulty as some motorists didn’t always comply with the set speed limit.
    — Priscella Vega, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2023
  • Ultimately, the brothers were pleased with how the film turned out — and thought Paul would be happy with the result, too.
    — Lynsey Eidell, Peoplemag, 13 Jan. 2024
  • Others look at the results from the past two years and think Republicans do well in the polls while Democrats win the real elections.
    — W. James Antle Iii, Washington Examiner, 28 Dec. 2023
  • The result is an industry structured as a series of choke points.
    — Alex W. Palmer, New York Times, 12 July 2023
  • The result did more to degrade Tocqueville than to elevate Louis-Napoleon.
    — Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 28 Dec. 2023
  • Beside the unpleasant sight, there's an even worse result: fruit flies.
    — Emma Phelps, Southern Living, 9 June 2023
  • The results put an end to an eight-year streak that Disney had at the box office, being the highest-grossing studio since 2015.
    — Asher Notheis, Washington Examiner, 3 Jan. 2024
  • The settlement, which only applies to US merchants, is the result of a lawsuit filed in 2005.
    — Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 27 Mar. 2024
  • There is nothing so far that indicates the deaths are a result of foul play, according to Ashe.
    — Andi Babineau, CNN, 12 July 2023
  • The result has been an increase in side effects from Jasmine’s alopecia.
    — Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 8 Apr. 2024
  • The result was a small army of Apfel’s creations: colorful, big and entirely unique.
    — Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2024
  • But the results were too robust to argue with, Alberts says to the publication.
    — Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Oct. 2023

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