How do you use the word "consummation" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "consummation": For you the command of Zeus hath consummation.

Consummation Meaning

/kˌɑnsəˈmeɪʃən/

Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

nounThe act of consummating, or the state of being consummated; the state of being completed; completion.

nounThe first act of sexual intercourse in a relationship, particularly the first such act following marriage.

Sentence Examples

For you the command of Zeus hath consummation.

CEFR Practice Quiz

The ____ of the deal marked a new era for the company.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

For you the command of Zeus hath ____.

Word Origin & History

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Indo-European *-m̥mo- Proto-Indo-European *(s)úp-m̥mo-s Proto-Italic *supemos Latin summus Latin summa Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin cōnsummō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin cōnsummātiōbor. English consummation Borrowed from Latin cōnsummātiō.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"I emptied my revolver upon him as he lay, and should have done the same with its mate had not two hunters at that moment come upon the ground and prevented any further consummation of my designs." — 1861, E. J. Guerin, Mountain Charley, page 42:

"The opening of the extension from Brentwood to Colchester took place on March 29, 1843, when it was reported that at Colchester "the town had literally turned out its population to witness the consummation of the hopes and the fears of alike friends and opponents."" — 1944 May and June, “Notes and News: The Eastern Counties Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 182:

"It was the consummation of plans designed on Tufton Street, and of an alliance with Ms. Truss stretching back years. Under her watch, Britain has become a libertarian laboratory." — 2022 October 6, Sam Bright, “Meet the Shadowy Groups Behind Liz Truss”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:

"The consummation of marriage involves the mightiest issues of life and is the most holy and sacred right recognized by man, and it is the Balm of Gilead for many ills. Masturbation or prostitution soon blight the brightest prospects a young man may have." — 1920, B. G. Jefferis, J. L. Nichols, “The Advantages of Wedlock”, in Searchlights on Health:

"He had no vague false notions of beginning fires in November, and ending them in May; but had arrived at the philosophical conclusion, that there are very few evenings, in all the year, that a fire is not a consummation of domestic felicity in England most devoutly to be wished." — 1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “The Influence of the Dead”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 271:

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