How To Use Consternation In A Sentence

Why it gave me consternation I could not have told; I dare say my inveracities of the day before had failed to digest. The Flower of the Chapdelaines
Efforts to add to the magazine an insert with news of the local congregations were greeted with consternation: the opposition was deemed to be far more dangerous that it really was.
The announcement of her retirement caused consternation among tennis fans.
In it Hansen presents a delicately balanced narrative of a teenaged postulant who receives the stigmata, to the consternation and even embarrassment of her religious community.
A new power station is being built much to the consternation of environmental groups .

One of them has just gotten back together with his ex-girlfriend, much to the consternation of the other two, who've recently enjoyed a threesome with her.
These people are normally quickly eliminated, but they can cause real consternation among their neighbours.
The announcement created surprise and consternation.
His decision caused consternation in the art photography community.
But the news of the governor-general's arrival struck them with consternation, and vakeels were sent to Agra, to learn on what terms a pacification might yet be effected. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 343, May 1844
Was relatively subdued before suffering what appeared to be a troublesome knee injury midway through the second half, which will cause England considerable consternation. Times, Sunday Times
I 'clar', Mas 'Tom, I never thought o' dat at all!" said Joe in consternation. The Big Brother A Story of Indian War
One person will find his stimulant in an emergency while another may feel anxiety and consternation.
Gore wanted to put the surplus in a "lockbox" - sort of like those savings accounts that average Americans are supposed to build up for themselves, but, to the enduring consternation of sages such as Greenspan, they never seem to build. Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines
Back in the 1960s, when I was but a young flibbertigibbet, there was consternation when The Sunday Times introduced the concept of including a magazine with the newspaper.
But that month provided motivation, not consternation, and not even his brief blow-up over an incident with Jimmy at Indianapolis could dilute his focus for long.
As an Asian nation competing with the Western powers, Japan inspired admiration, but also consternation for its colonization of Asia, said Sugata Bose, a historian of South Asia at Harvard.
Meanwhile Peregrine, having burst open the chamber door, found the lady in the utmost dread and consternation, and the spoils of her favourite scattered about the room; but his resentment was doubly gratified, when he learned, upon inquiry, that the person who had been so disagreeably interrupted was no other than that individual mousquetaire with whom he had quarrelled at the comedy. The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle
The inmates were in wonderment and consternation, and, conduplicated evil! they could make no inquiry for one who lay under the ban of a bloody proscription. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume XXIII
Redditch were causing the odd moment of consternation in the City defence but Wilson's men held firm and never looked in real danger of conceding.
I was dreadfully shocked at the burning of the two Jews, and the honest Biscayan who married his godmother; but how great was my surprise, my consternation, and concern, when I beheld a figure so like Pangloss, dressed in a sanbenito and mitre! Candide
The arrival of the morning post was no longer a cause for consternation. THE DOG LISTENER: Learning the Language of your Best Friend
There was also consternation at measures allowing police to go barefoot and even shirtless in stations.
A new power station is being built much to the consternation of environmental groups .
It is the company that causes consternation to drivers in the capital with its often enigmatic traffic light controls. Times, Sunday Times
He convinces Odoacer, with a faked omen, that Rom is worth much more alive than dead to the great consternation of Wolfila, and Odoacer agrees. Archive 2009-06-01
Below the age of nine causes general consternation. Times, Sunday Times
No other material illustrates more vividly the political consternation and diplomatic uncertainty attendant on the accession of a new king.
For a while this caused consternation. THE EARTH: An Intimate History
Secondly, that final track 'Marais Le Nit' or 'The Night Marsh' (30 minutes or so of a muted chorus of frog calls and thrumming crickets) which seems to have caused to much consternation across the web - to me it acts as a kind of caul that hangs lightly across the rest of the album, an index of the elemental nature of the themes contained within it. The Line Of Best Fit
Was relatively subdued before suffering what appeared to be a troublesome knee injury midway through the second half, which will cause England considerable consternation. Times, Sunday Times
China's commercial encroachment on the terrain of traditional aid providers has caused consternation among western policymakers.
How he maintains his athletic prowess is a subject of fascination among his fans and consternation among his opponents.
Nobody actually choked on their tea, but the looks of consternation reminded me that prison has been a touchy subject for a long time. Times, Sunday Times
He was not interested in her, and did not expect her to be interested in him; therefore it was with great surprise, not to say consternation, that one morning at New Romney Joanna Godden
Five provinces have declared for young Stadt, and there will be inundation, conflagration, constupration, consternation, and every sort of nation and nations, fighting away, up to their knees, in the damnable quags of this will-o'-the-wisp abode of Boors. Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 2 (of 6) With His Letters and Journals
No other material illustrates more vividly the political consternation and diplomatic uncertainty attendant on the accession of a new king.
A great roar of consternation grew from the benches. CHRISTINA QUEEN OF SWEDEN: The Restless Life of a European Eccentric
Much to the consternation of marine life advocates and to the relief of the out-of-sight/out-of-mind crowd, most of the damage is uncountably ensconced beneath the surface of the Gulf. Vet's view: 10 biggest animal news stories of 2010
The latest scheme has caused similar consternation among traders.
This caused me some degree of consternation, as this was what I'd planned to use for my muscadine pyment. Archive 2009-02-01
She rebelled against religion in 1842 when she refused to attend church, much to the consternation of her father and the rest of her family. The Times Literary Supplement
The decision by New York's leaders to borrow the words of others has been greeted with consternation in some quarters.
One last thing, I'll refuse to spell the word revanchist with a u in the middle, and I shall pronounce it accordingly, whenever I manage to wedge it in conversationally, just to earn the consternation of my peers. "A humiliated, decimated GOP that rejuvenates and rebuilds around the principles of limited government, free markets, and rugged individualism..."
It was an outburst which caused consternation in the dressing room, and led to representations being made to the manager's office. Times, Sunday Times
The government's plans have caused considerable consternation among many Americans.
To my consternation, the Prime Minister's police escort was clearing all vehicles off the bus route so that the PM's entourage could speed down the middle of the road.
Along with the initial doorstep hugs, there was general consternation at how grey my hair had become in the months since we last met. Times, Sunday Times
Moira Shearer stars as a young ballerina driven to perform at the peak of her abilities by domineering impresario Anton Walbrook much to the consternation of her jealous husband Marius Goring .
The announcement caused initial consternation in the automotive industry. Times, Sunday Times
No consternation which many OGXers have found it more copacetic to become conservatives (remember a Reagan Youth?); or instead to embrace what Baudrillard (a French Postmodern) would call a "soft ideologies" of ecologism as well as antiracism, instead of, say, social justice. Archive 2009-11-01
Her first surprise and bewilderment at so wholly unpremeditated an act gave way to consternation as she considered its consequences. Chapter XIV
A shallow pit is dug with initial gusto, to my mother's mild consternation.
He zoomed in on the main attraction, and was momentarily surprised to see that she was effectively zooming in on him, her gesticulative, including-everybody delivery suspended for a second as she stared with consternation at the giant blond geek with the camera. Not the End of the World
Where was the statue to Nathaniel Patten which had caused such consternation at Thrush Green?
The declining support is causing consternation in the ruling party, which is gearing up for the presidential election later this year.
It can cause consternation at first when a policeman introduces himself as a counterterrorism officer. Times, Sunday Times
There's some consternation about a foreign policy survey released in Australia early this week.
Flora recollected Irena's consternation with satisfaction and Felicity Green's irritation with glee.
This has caused consternation and sometimes alarm among certain clerics; Reverend Mohler apparently is one of them. Philip Goldberg: Calm Down Christians, Yoga Is Not a Threat
The announcement caused consternation throughout the industrial world. The American Nation: A History of the United States to 1877
a consternation, and the whole palace was full of the soldiers 'madness, and the very emperor's guards seemed under the like fear and disorder with private persons, the band called pretorian, which was the purest part of the army, was in consultation what was to be done at this juncture. Antiquities of the Jews
Doubtless the French thought this would prove a sickener, for great was their consternation when, before the smoke had well cleared away, they saw the shattered but dauntless brigade advancing fiercely and steadily upon them. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 378, April, 1847
The prospect of so much work filled him with consternation.
The year before, I'd left the company I'd worked for for over five years and hung out my own shingle, much to the uhhh... consternation of my now former boss and hirer. Binky Philips: Interviewing Pink Floyd, Dining With Tony Bennett, and Getting Advice From an Undercover Cop
Our media will then proceed to trumpet this beyond all reason as cause for alarm and consternation.
There is some consternation among business leaders.
I would guess there was some consternation when Spain "improperly" acquired the area from the indigenous people. Mexican American War - Take sides
Was relatively subdued before suffering what appeared to be a troublesome knee injury midway through the second half, which will cause England considerable consternation. Times, Sunday Times
For some in the industry, the deal caused consternation. Times, Sunday Times
Liscanor stared at her in thunderstruck consternation, deprived of speech. IRONCROWN MOON: PART TWO OF THE BOREAL MOON TALE
Each point is conveyed with a sense of astonishment and consternation at the world he depicts.
Everything about Mason has bounce - his movements, delivery, even his ogles - but he can also summon up silences of utmost consternation and looks of shocked despair.
The announcement created surprise and consternation.
No music, either, while conversations were conducted in hushed whispers and any mobile phone ringing was cause for much consternation. Times, Sunday Times
A source familiar with the report said: 'It caused huge consternation. Times, Sunday Times
The continuation of such appalling conditions is cause for anger and consternation across a wide spectrum of animal lovers.
The motion caused consternation in the shadows, as the beasts hidden there responded to their creator's discomfiture. THE GREAT AND SECRET SHOW
The central message of the book caused the most consternation.
Some officials expressed consternation that on taking up the job two years ago she rejected the use of a lesser car. Times, Sunday Times
The constant shuffling around of players from their favoured positions has also caused consternation at the club. Times, Sunday Times
President Cristiani expressed profound consternation at the deaths of the two journalists.
An impasse was reached and the lorry remained where it was for nearly three hours, to the consternation of motorists behind.
No consternation which many OGXers have found it more copacetic to become conservatives (remember a Reagan Youth?); or instead to embrace what Baudrillard (a French Postmodern) would call a "soft ideologies" of ecologism as well as antiracism, instead of, say, social justice. Archive 2009-11-01
Rank-and-file psychiatrists did eventually figure out that a big change was afoot, and much of the ensuing consternation focused on another word slated for elimination—neurosis, which, the new Committee on Nomenclature argued, should not appear in DSM-III because it “assumed…an underlying process of intrapsychic conflict resulting in symptom formation.” MANUFACTURING DEPRESSION
No consternation that most OGXers have found it more copacetic to turn conservatives (remember a Reagan Youth?); or instead to embrace what Baudrillard (a French Postmodern) would call a "soft ideologies" of ecologism as well as antiracism, instead of, say, amicable justice. Archive 2009-11-01
There was genuine consternation at the bar as the newspaper report was read aloud.
Filing through the border control, I know that my arrival is going to cause consternation amongst the officials.
One last thing, I'll refuse to spell the word revanchist with a u in the middle, and I shall pronounce it accordingly, whenever I manage to wedge it in conversationally, just to earn the consternation of my peers. "A humiliated, decimated GOP that rejuvenates and rebuilds around the principles of limited government, free markets, and rugged individualism..."
Consternation spread through the armed men, and a subdued elation sprang into the hearts of the captives.
It leapt back into the air with an explosive flutter of wing and tail, warbling consternation, signalling alarm.
The other three turned to see what it was that had so disturbed their comrade, and then they, too, were struck dumb with consternation; for, standing at the door of the companion-hatch -- the barque was a flush-decked vessel -- was the mandarin whom they had left for dead. John Thorndyke's Cases related by Christopher Jervis and edited by R. Austin Freeman
I waved him over and he rushed towards me with an expression of consternation, looking over his shoulder.
A Cockney costermonger is revealed as the new Earl of Hareford to the consternation of his aristocratic relations.
Faces in the crowd inevitably reflect concentration and consternation, amusement and bewilderment, determination and aggravation.
Cue consternation all round at this charmless display.
His decision caused consternation in the art photography community.
To my editorial consternation, he has no objection to being seen as didactic in his novels.
My smart, 86-year-old father, whose razor-sharp memory has been waning of late, was definitely sliding fast toward that old-age oblivion where time, facts and people all start to blur together, sometimes into one big happy fuzzball, but most times into fits and starts of remembering, consternation and forgetting again. Carine Fabius: Unexpected Tears for the Holidays
A small congregation of birds flew away in consternation.
The complex voting structure has caused consternation. Times, Sunday Times
Didst thou not, by the conclusion of my former, perceive the consternation I was in, just as I was about to reperuse thy letter, in order to prevail upon myself to recede from my purpose of awaking in terrors my slumbering charmer? Clarissa Harlowe
When it is considered into what consternation the bystanders must have been thrown, rendering them, by the palsy of fear, incapable of assisting Lazarus in his struggles to free himself from the folds in which he was wrapped, the sublime self-possession of Jesus appears.
He distinguished the cry from the Genoese sailors, '_Ii Moro -- Il Moro_,' in tones of horror and consternation, and almost at the same moment received a shock from Maitre Hebert, who came stumbling against him. A Modern Telemachus
Advances have been made, but not without some consternation from the right over the past six years.
The constant shuffling around of players from their favoured positions has also caused consternation at the club. Times, Sunday Times
There was consternation at my local allotments after last week's frosts. Times, Sunday Times
It happened, on one occasion, when a nursery-servant of ours was waiting in her anteroom for the purpose of taking her turn in consulting the prophetess professionally, that she had witnessed a scene of consternation and unaffected maternal grief in this Hungarian lady upon the sudden seizure of her son, a child of four or five years old, by a spasmodic inflammation of the throat (since called croup) peculiar to children, and in those days not very well understood by medical men. Narrative and Miscellaneous Papers — Volume 1
The kids stomped around noisily much to the consternation of the waiters who nevertheless stood stoically in attendance.
To my editorial consternation, he has no objection to being seen as didactic in his novels.
Olivetta was first stunned, then was ejaculative with consternation. No. 13 Washington Square
The announcement of her retirement caused consternation among tennis fans.
The economic crisis has rippled across the rivers, driving sellers into hiding, buyers into tizzies of anticipation and analysts and brokers into thorough consternation. Hurricane Wall Street Hits the Boroughs
The constant shuffling around of players from their favoured positions has also caused consternation at the club. Times, Sunday Times
These two females did afterwards depone that Mr Willet in his consternation uttered but one word, and called that up the stairs in a stentorian voice, six distinct times. Barnaby Rudge
Jill, your book has a happy ending that created consternation among some early readers.
To the consternation of his cabinet colleagues, he is currently conducting a wide-ranging review of public spending.
The announcement caused initial consternation in the automotive industry. Times, Sunday Times
If the names don't confuse you, the psychological web that these tricksters weave will cause consternation.
Her risqué performance during the Onyx Hotel tour proved once and for all that she has successfully made the transition from virginal adolescence to libidinous adulthood, to the consternation of some and joy of others.
480 Then the gaolers built the cage481 over him and left him therein, lorn and lone, whereupon longing and consternation entered into him and the tongue of his case recited in extempore verse, The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night
To his consternation, then horror, he discovers he can't remember his name.
After much consternation and consultation, it was arranged that the Queen would doss down with a wealthy family.
His remarks caused consternation on both sides of the Atlantic.
It happened, on one occasion, when a nursery-servant of ours was waiting in her anteroom for the purpose of taking her turn in consulting the prophetess professionally, that she had witnessed a scene of consternation and unaffected maternal grief in this Hungarian lady upon the sudden seizure of her son, a child of four or five years old, by a spasmodic inflammation of the throat (since called croup), peculiar to children, and in those days not very well understood by medical men. The Uncollected Writings of Thomas de Quincey, Vol. 2 With a Preface and Annotations by James Hogg
The complex voting structure has caused consternation. Times, Sunday Times
You can horrify the tabloids and cause consternation in the wings.
His consternation increased upon discovering that he had only two travelling companions aboard the entire train.
To his consternation, he found the drum in thorough working order. The Banks of the Sacramento
It can cause consternation at first when a policeman introduces himself as a counterterrorism officer. Times, Sunday Times
No consternation that most OGXers have found it more copacetic to turn conservatives (remember a Reagan Youth?); or instead to embrace what Baudrillard (a French Postmodern) would call a "soft ideologies" of ecologism as well as antiracism, instead of, say, amicable justice. The Original Generation X, 1954-63 by Joshua Glenn
The government's plans have caused considerable consternation among many Americans.
His consternation at the realization that they had found his boat was gulfed in a greater astonishment. People of the Dark
The announcement of her retirement caused consternation among tennis fans.
His arrival in the squad has caused some consternation. Times, Sunday Times
They find the same holy consternation upon themselves that Jacob did at his consecrated Bethel, which he called the gate of heaven; and if such places are so, then surely a daily expectation at the gate is the readiest way to gain admittance into the house. Sermons Preached Upon Several Occasions. Vol. I.
A new power station is being built much to the consternation of environmental groups .
The anguish among New York Times staffers over the paper's handling of the Judith Miller saga has mounted in recent days, much to the consternation of its top executives.
Much to the consternation of the operators, Humphrey's shabby figure would appear and then disappear into high-speed machinery.
The prospect has provoked consternation from motoring organisations. Times, Sunday Times
This decision has caused widespread consternation among those opposed to the directive.
There is a great deal of consternation here. The Sun
Then clattering drums liable to cause clubland consternation start up, sounding like they're trying to lock into a pattern.
The conduct of Mr. Springborn's department was always a matter of pride with the administration, and great was the consternation of his friends when the newspapers told a story one morning of how Mr. Springborn had been buncoed.
The incident in Austria has certainly caused serious consternation. Times, Sunday Times
He encourages his followers to rise against the oppressors, which causes much consternation in the Vatican.
Pap-in"; but his ankle left him a grievous lameter, hirpling on a staff; and, although his brown scratch and his Kilmarnock helped to hide the bump upon his temple, the dregs of it fell down upon his e'e-bree, which, to the consternation of everybody, became as green as a docken leaf. The Life of Mansie Wauch tailor in Dalkeith
Two of them recently got into a fight, causing one long-term mistress to leave, but the "Loins of Longleat" has replenished his stocks with a box-fresh wifelet whom he met on the internet, causing yet more consternation. Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph
The rishis gave forth treatises on all subjects with such insight that ages have been powerless to outmode them; yet, to the subsequent consternation of historians, the sages made no effort to attach their own dates and personalities to their literary works. Autobiography of a Yogi
Although the so-called ‘near drought’ has prompted consternation among gardeners, many of whom are fretting about the health of their plants, the unseasonable weather is proving an unexpected boon for some retailers.
He added rather defensively: It would not be worth doing if it was going to cause enormous regional consternation.
The other development which caused consternation was the beginning of large public sector deficits.
He has so much personality and I spoil him, much to the consternation of my family. Times, Sunday Times
After six illegal balls, consternation grew among the home players and supporters.
Moira Shearer stars as a young ballerina driven to perform at the peak of her abilities by domineering impresario Anton Walbrook much to the consternation of her jealous husband Marius Goring .
Consternation deepened; then somebody had a bright idea.
In a moment we’ll examine such Machiavellian behavior with Machiavelli himself, and look at the politics of friendship as described by Montaigne; but first, a word about Lesley’s consternation and grief, about crying at your own party. BREAKFAST WITH SOCRATES
Was relatively subdued before suffering what appeared to be a troublesome knee injury midway through the second half, which will cause England considerable consternation. Times, Sunday Times
Consternation froths up into a fragrant tizz of sympathetic disapproval.
This guideline caused consternation among representatives of these companies in these regions.
The recent detention of two cyber-activists and youth leaders in Azerbaijan this past week has caused consternation among bloggers and activists inside and outside Azerbaijan, and now a video campaign has been set off to call the Azeri government into action to release both youth movement leaders: Adnan Hajizada and Emin Milli. Global Voices in English » Azerbaijan: Video Campaign to Release Detained Activists
I asked Trondur if he would again check the tie-down lashings. To my consternation Trondur exploded in rage.
His disagreeableness was the one present pain, but behind it was undefined consternation, for she perceived that, at any rate, he did not think The Two Guardians or, Home in This World
The prince, whose bachelorhood caused consternation to his father, has said he plans to marry one day but only when he is ready.
She emitted a sound - a muffled cry of consternation or a sigh of exasperation, he couldn't be sure which - and swept past him.

How To Use Consternation In A Sentence

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