How to Use comprise in a Sentence
comprise
verb
- The play comprises three acts.
- Each army division comprised 4,500 troops.
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Mostly dollars, euros, and gold, in roughly equal parts, which together comprise more than three-quarters of the horde.
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Zachary M. Seward,
Quartz,
2 Oct. 2022
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Presidents have granted amnesty to groups comprising thousands of members.
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Pierce O'Donnell,
The Mercury News,
12 Dec. 2024
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The roofs of four buildings that comprise Ocean's Reach have sustained significant damage.
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Adrienne Vogt,
CNN,
1 Oct. 2022
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Ozturk is one of five international players who comprise half of a 10-member class that is new to the program this season.
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Edward Lee,
Baltimore Sun,
21 Sep. 2022
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The Subie‘s price puts it within reach of young drivers who comprise the next generation of driving enthusiasts.
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Drew Dorian,
Car and Driver,
21 Sep. 2022
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Black dignity and citizenship comprise the essence of the moral and political project that represents the most substantive issue of our era.
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Time,
15 Sep. 2022
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Meanwhile, people aged 65 and older now comprise nearly 30 percent of the population.
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Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
18 Dec. 2024
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The hydrocarbons that comprise the smoke scatter short wavelengths, allowing only reddish hues to penetrate the atmosphere.
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Kevin Ambrose,
Washington Post,
17 Sep. 2022
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These two groups comprise part of what the state calls Phase 1-B.
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Lara Farrar,
Arkansas Online,
17 Jan. 2021
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And, slowly, men came to comprise about 5% to 10% of her client base.
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Hillary Hoffower,
Fortune,
27 Jan. 2024
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This time, the program will comprise songs written in the past 20 years.
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Kathy Cichon,
Aurora Beacon-News,
8 Feb. 2018
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The three productions that comprise Part 2 should be worth the wait.
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oregonlive,
21 Mar. 2022
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When it’s done, the home will comprise 4,900 square feet with five bedrooms and five and a half baths.
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Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
11 Sep. 2023
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Ceramides comprise nearly 50% of the lipids in the stratum corneum.
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Lisa Desantis,
Health,
22 Mar. 2024
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Chaeyoung is one of the nine members who comprise Twice.
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Alexandra Del Rosario,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Mar. 2023
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One comprises the grim specifics of getting high and getting clean, and the tricks of both.
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John Williams,
New York Times,
10 July 2018
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Each basin will comprise a separate phase of the project.
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Beth Mlady,
cleveland,
25 June 2020
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There are four powerhouse teams in the East that, along with Denver, comprise the best five records in the league.
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Dallas News,
21 Feb. 2023
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Special events now comprise about half of the firm's revenues, Dyme said.
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Sarah Hauer,
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel,
15 May 2018
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It is thought to comprise an area of 10 square kilometers.
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Eric Berger,
Ars Technica,
20 Jan. 2023
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Picks 1 through 5 can come from any team but must comprise at least two guards and two forwards.
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Darnell Mayberry | ,
cleveland,
19 Aug. 2023
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Indeed children comprise more than half of the top two dozen in the line of succession.
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Joe Murphy,
NBC News,
8 Sep. 2022
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The nub of his lecture was a screed against the institutions that comprise the British state.
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The Economist,
20 Nov. 2020
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And most of this work is in the hands of women, who comprise two-thirds of America’s caregivers.
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Jason Karlawish,
STAT,
19 Mar. 2021
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Kansas and Duke comprise the other side of the bracket.
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Mason Young,
Detroit Free Press,
16 June 2022
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Restaurants appearing for the first time comprise more than a quarter of the 2022 list.
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Laura Blasey,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Dec. 2022
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The seven G-Leaguers, chosen by the league office, will comprise the fourth team.
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Chris Fedor,
cleveland,
31 Jan. 2023
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The band is comprised of many local talents with jazz, pop, and blues backgrounds.
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Paul Daugherty,
Cincinnati.com,
23 Jan. 2020
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