How to Use conform in a Sentence
conform
verb
- Most teenagers feel pressure to conform.
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Use the palm of your hand to conform to the curved surface of the lens.
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Michael Austin,
Popular Mechanics,
15 June 2017
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Use the palm of your hand to conform to the curved surface of the lens.
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Michael Austin,
Popular Mechanics,
1 Dec. 2017
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The waist sits high and snug, while the hint of stretch conforms to your curves.
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Paula Lee,
Glamour,
9 Feb. 2024
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The British pressure to conform comes from the bottom up as well as the top down.
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Kyle Smith,
WSJ,
2 June 2022
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These have motors in the headlamps that bend the beams to conform to road changes.
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Connor Hoffman,
Car and Driver,
26 June 2020
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Knot the ear loops for a tighter fit, and use the metal nose bar to help the mask conform to the contours of your face.
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Jamie Ducharme,
Time,
20 Apr. 2022
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The bean bag is filled with polystyrene beads that conform to your shape.
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Phoebe Sklansky,
Parents,
25 Nov. 2023
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But the pressure to conform was too much for a little kid.
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oregonlive,
15 Oct. 2020
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And my career has had to conform to these rules for too long.
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Jesse David Fox,
Vulture,
6 May 2021
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Then, many of us feel the pressure to conform to trends and change our hair and makeup.
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Celeste Polanco,
Essence,
18 Jan. 2024
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If your preferences don’t align with the home decor trends of the week, month, or year, don’t feel the need to conform.
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Abby Wilson,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 Oct. 2023
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The fact that the lovers conform to a type, in their sighing and gasping, seems to buoy up, not to pop, the erotic mood.
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Anthony Lane,
The New Yorker,
26 Feb. 2024
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Those who can conform, who can subjugate their egos for the greater good of the team, will thrive.
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Ben Shpigel,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2019
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The elastic stays in tip-top shape and the sock conforms tightly to your foot through dozens of washes.
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John Thompson,
Men's Health,
8 Sep. 2023
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Yes, that was challenging, but to have to conform to that.
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Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
13 Aug. 2021
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The new rules conform to other changes in the Catholic Church’s handling of abuse that were issued in the last four years.
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Nicole Winfield,
al,
25 Mar. 2023
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That would mean Peña did not know right from wrong or couldn’t conform to the law, Polumbaum said.
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Tonya Alanez,
BostonGlobe.com,
26 July 2022
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The greatest action is not conforming with the world's ways.
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Ysolt Usigan,
Woman's Day,
12 July 2023
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The lawmakers hope that the plan would conform with Senate rules.
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Andrew Duehren,
WSJ,
27 Feb. 2021
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Douglas carved out a sled to fit his body, adjusting the frame and sticks to conform to his needs.
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Jane Rogers,
Smithsonian,
6 Feb. 2018
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There’s so much pressure to not respond that way—to conform.
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Bach Mai,
Vogue,
18 June 2022
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Not conforming to a gender brings a set of challenges to Hazel in school.
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Ricky Pinela,
orlandosentinel.com,
26 July 2019
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The goal is to conform with where the search engine is going and mitigate risk.
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Gyi Tsakalakis,
Forbes,
20 Apr. 2021
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And if that doesn't conform to the president's message, so be it.
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Julie Hinds,
Detroit Free Press,
24 Apr. 2022
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The latter was to conform with a new state law, officials said.
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Steve Lord,
Chicago Tribune,
28 July 2022
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There is no need to conform to try and fit some leadership mold.
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Teddy McDarrah,
Forbes,
28 June 2021
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And refuse to conform to a space filled with cookies, cupcakes and copycats.
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John Metcalfe,
The Mercury News,
27 Mar. 2024
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The knit fabric is soft and flexible, conforming nicely to the shape of my feet.
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Wendy Vazquez,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 Oct. 2024
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The mattress has layers of memory foam that conform to your body and provide support.
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Nora Colomer,
Fox News,
4 Oct. 2024
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