consist of

phrasal verb

consisted of; consisting of; consists of

: to be formed or made up of (specified things or people)

Breakfast consisted of cereal, fruit, and orange juice.

Coal consists mostly of carbon.

His wardrobe consists almost entirely of jeans and T-shirts.

The crowd consisted mainly/largely of teenage girls.

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The State Hermitage Museum now consists of six main buildings including the Winter Palace, Small Hermitage, Old Hermitage, Hermitage Theater and the New Hermitage. —

Sarah Holzmann, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Feb. 2025 The new season of Love It or List It, which consists of eight hourlong episodes, is set to premiere in summer 2025. —

Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Feb. 2025 The collection of books consists of three stories, Travels and Adventures of Little Baron Trump and his Wonderful Dog Bulger, Baron Trump's Marvelous Underground Journey and The Last President. —

Raven Brunner, People.com, 4 Feb. 2025 The coastal forest consists of scrub oaks and magnolias. —

Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 4 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for consist of