How to Use comprise in a Sentence

comprise

verb

• The play comprises three acts.
• Each army division comprised 4,500 troops.
• These two groups comprise part of what the state calls Phase 1-B.
  — Lara Farrar, Arkansas Online, 17 Jan. 2021
• And, slowly, men came to comprise about 5% to 10% of her client base.
  — Hillary Hoffower, Fortune, 27 Jan. 2024
• This time, the program will comprise songs written in the past 20 years.
  — Kathy Cichon, Aurora Beacon-News, 8 Feb. 2018
• The three productions that comprise Part 2 should be worth the wait.
  — oregonlive, 21 Mar. 2022
• When it’s done, the home will comprise 4,900 square feet with five bedrooms and five and a half baths.
  — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 11 Sep. 2023
• Ceramides comprise nearly 50% of the lipids in the stratum corneum.
  — Lisa Desantis, Health, 22 Mar. 2024
• Chaeyoung is one of the nine members who comprise Twice.
  — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2023
• One comprises the grim specifics of getting high and getting clean, and the tricks of both.
  — John Williams, New York Times, 10 July 2018
• Each basin will comprise a separate phase of the project.
  — Beth Mlady, cleveland, 25 June 2020
• Special events now comprise about half of the firm's revenues, Dyme said.
  — Sarah Hauer, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 15 May 2018
• It is thought to comprise an area of 10 square kilometers.
  — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 20 Jan. 2023
• Picks 1 through 5 can come from any team but must comprise at least two guards and two forwards.
  — Darnell Mayberry | , cleveland, 19 Aug. 2023
• Indeed children comprise more than half of the top two dozen in the line of succession.
  — Joe Murphy, NBC News, 8 Sep. 2022
• The nub of his lecture was a screed against the institutions that comprise the British state.
  — The Economist, 20 Nov. 2020
• And most of this work is in the hands of women, who comprise two-thirds of America’s caregivers.
  — Jason Karlawish, STAT, 19 Mar. 2021
• Kansas and Duke comprise the other side of the bracket.
  — Mason Young, Detroit Free Press, 16 June 2022
• The band is comprised of many local talents with jazz, pop, and blues backgrounds.
  — Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, 23 Jan. 2020
• The high-rise would be at least 572 feet tall and would be comprised of for-sale condominium units.
  — Daniel Beekman, The Seattle Times, 11 Sep. 2017
• About 35 or so of those people will comprise the first cohort.
  — Anne Field, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2023
• The shaft is comprised of burial chambers carved into the bedrock lining the sides of two hallways.
  — Fox News, 2 Oct. 2018
• The garment comprises a floor-length wraparound skirt and long-sleeve top.
  — Manasee Weerathunga, Scientific American, 8 Nov. 2023
• The band’s last album was Blue & Lonesome, in 2016, which comprised blues covers.
  — Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 6 Sep. 2023
• Three programs comprise 36 films made by artists from around the world, all shot on mobile devices.
  — New York Times, 29 July 2021
• In contrast, the nasal spray vaccine comprises a live flu virus.
  — Sarah Klein, Health, 25 Apr. 2023
• Everyone has their own ideas for what shows ought to comprise a list of the best Netflix series.
  — Andy Meek, BGR, 9 Sep. 2021
• This Moment, released on June 30, comprises eight songs by the group.
  — TIME, 5 Feb. 2024
• Additions since the last update, which comprise the events of season five, are marked with a ➽.
  — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 26 May 2021
• Big percussion sections are needed in the two pieces that comprise the first half of the program.
  — Kathy Cichon, Chicago Tribune, 7 Sep. 2022

Last Updated: 27 Apr 2024