result in

phrasal verb

resulted in; resulting in; results in

: to cause (something) to happen

The disease resulted in his death.

: to produce (something) as a result

The trial resulted in an acquittal.

Examples of result in in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web That was before he was indicted in two federal cases charging him with mishandling classified documents and trying to overturn the 2020 election and in a state case for allegedly trying to overturn the election results in Georgia. —

Steve Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2024 Reports of black bear attacks in California are rare and have never resulted in a human death until now. —

Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2024 The thefts have resulted in a $1.2 million loss for Gold State Water. —

Greg Wehner, Fox News, 6 June 2024 Starliner’s first uncrewed launch in 2019 suffered a series of serious software problems that left it unable to dock with the ISS and could have resulted in the loss of the vehicle itself. —

Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 5 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for result in

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