All 7 Uses

consequence
in
Touching Spirit Bear
(Edited)

"All your life you've lied, manipulated people, and tried to avoid consequences," she said.
Chpt 6

consequences = results
Life is made up of consequences, and you've sure made some bad choices.
Chpt 13 *

consequences = results from actions (in this case, of decisions and actions)
It's not something Cole can fix, but he can face the consequences.
Chpt 15

consequences = results
It's time for Cole to face real consequences.
Chpt 15
We give him chance after chance, and at the same time we tell him he has to face the consequences of his actions.
Chpt 15
It is about facing consequences.
Chpt 15
Cole wondered if the consequences of that moment would ever disappear.
Chpt 19

Definitions:

(1) (consequence as in: a direct consequence of)
a result of something (often an undesired side effect)
(2) (consequence as in: of little consequence)
importance or relevance
(3) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)
In classic literature, consequential may refer to someone with too much feeling of self-importance as when Dickens wrote "Because he's a proud, haughty, consequential, turned-up-nosed peacock."

Self-consequence was used in a similar manner, but is more easily understood by modern readers since important is one of the modern senses of consequence.

Another classic sense of consequent that is similar to importance or significance refers to "material wealth or prominence" as when Jane Austen wrote: "They had each had money, but their marriages had made a material difference in their degree of consequence."