How to Use hence in a Sentence
hence
adverb
- What will life be like a century hence?
- He knew he could not win the election—hence his decision to withdraw.
- The company lost a great deal of money. Hence, the CEO was asked to resign.
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Panforte—a cross between a cake and a candy—is a classic Italian Christmas treat. It's a very dense, rich confection loaded with nuts, dried fruit, and spices (hence its name, which means "strong bread").
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Gourmet,
December 2002
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His rarely hits the ball on the ground to the left side of the infield, hence the wild shifts.
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Jeff Wilson,
star-telegram,
13 June 2018
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Chicago has one of the flattest — and hence fastest — marathons in the world.
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Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Oct. 2022
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And it’s drawn a response in kind -- hence, S.O.B.-gate.
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Nacha Cattan,
Bloomberg.com,
9 Mar. 2018
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These are easy to shell too—the string on the pod acts like a zipper, hence the name.
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Sheri Castle,
Southern Living,
21 Sep. 2023
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Once it's reached, the block closes and links to the block before it, hence the chain.
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Devika Rao,
The Week,
15 Dec. 2022
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The fat then gets stored into their tails, hence the name.
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Elizabeth Gamillo,
Smithsonian Magazine,
2 Apr. 2021
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That required a lot of airplane, hence the use of a 747.
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Kyle Mizokami,
Popular Mechanics,
15 June 2017
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The inside of its mouth is white and looks like cotton, hence the moniker.
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William Axford,
Houston Chronicle,
9 Jan. 2018
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This Play-Doh Starter Set is a great place to begin (hence the name).
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Jessica Booth,
Parents,
1 Nov. 2023
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At the time, NASA was planning a 2019 launch date for the rocket, just two years hence.
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Eric Berger,
Ars Technica,
14 Nov. 2022
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That leaves a film of dirt and soap, hence the discoloration.
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Terry Baddoo,
USA TODAY,
30 Nov. 2022
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It would get stuck a lot, hence Matty going down the slide.
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Brian Davids,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Apr. 2020
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The soil level of my single shirt was low, hence the changes.
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Ebenezer Samuel,
Men's Health,
12 Sep. 2022
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Of all my sports bras, this is the softest (hence the name) and the most comfortable.
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Katie Jackson,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Nov. 2023
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Ages and ages hence, as Frost wrote, that will make all the difference.
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Elliott Millenson,
STAT,
22 Apr. 2020
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The seal was a key feature of the old flag, hence the pressure for changing both.
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Steve Karnowski,
Fortune,
19 Dec. 2023
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The show will air at 12:37 a.m., hence the name change from @midnight to After Midnight.
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Vulture,
1 Nov. 2023
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Jamie takes on the role of prom queen Kim Hammond, the dead girl's sister—hence, the movie’s title.
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Addison Aloian,
Women's Health,
10 Mar. 2023
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The former folds open like a book, and the latter folds over like an old flip phone (hence the name).
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Lauren Goode,
Wired,
13 Aug. 2021
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The fate line says a lot about your fate and future, hence its name, says Goldberg.
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Alyssa Girdwain,
Women's Health,
31 May 2023
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The squash flesh becomes stringy when cooked and looks a lot like spaghetti; hence the name.
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Stacey Hugues,
Verywell Health,
28 Feb. 2023
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Houseflies beat their wings up to 1,000 times per minute, hence the buzzing sound.
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René A. Guzman,
ExpressNews.com,
9 Dec. 2020
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This means that the heat around your body gets trapped, hence the overheating and night sweats.
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Lexie Sachs,
Good Housekeeping,
28 Apr. 2022
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That makes them look like frogs, hence the name, Ista explained.
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Meg Jones,
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel,
20 Feb. 2020
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Cé Lumière is a clear nod to that album, hence the golden desert hue of the bottle.
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James Manso,
WWD,
24 Oct. 2024
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The area close to the surface of the water gets enveloped in an eerie mist or haze that resembles smoke, hence the nickname.
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Eric Zerkel,
CNN,
29 Oct. 2024
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