How to Use composition in a Sentence
composition
noun- The teacher reminded us to hand in our compositions at the end of class.
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First, don’t focus just on body weight, but also body composition.
— Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 2 Dec. 2024 -
Solange’s piece, entitled Reisen, is about a 30-minute long score and filled with heavy brass and strings and marked her first-ever composition for the ballet.
— Cassandra Pintro, Vogue, 30 Sep. 2022 -
Photographers consider their sense of place within the context of the composition.
— Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 27 Sep. 2022 -
Its mission is to repeatedly skim just above the atmosphere and explore the composition and magnetic field of Jupiter.
— Dean Regas, The Enquirer, 27 Sep. 2022 -
An initial analysis has revealed information about icy clouds, dust, rock types on the surface and the composition of the atmosphere contained in the spectrum.
— Ashley Strickland, CNN, 19 Sep. 2022 -
Regarding the racial composition of these cases, Torbenson noted that almost all of the victims are also Black.
— John Diedrich, Journal Sentinel, 5 Dec. 2024 -
The scene depicted in the 2022 painting features three paintings in the lower portion of the composition that brings the fountain's story to life.
— Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 26 Sep. 2022 -
Astronomers will be able to measure the reflectivity of the rings using Webb, and more research could provide insight into their size and composition, writes the Times.
— Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Sep. 2022 -
Some of the tracks were mashed up with Beethoven compositions.
— Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 2 July 2018 -
That growth has altered the racial composition of the schools.
— John Wisely, Detroit Free Press, 17 June 2019 -
There’s the musical work—the lyrics and composition—and there’s the recording of that work.
— WIRED, 26 Sep. 2023 -
Plus, the composition of snow is in a constant state of flux, even during the race.
— Author: David Segal, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Feb. 2018 -
The framing of the doors was kind of interesting to me in terms of the composition.
— The New York Times, New York Times, 8 Dec. 2020 -
That said, the composition of which group is net long or net short varies over time.
— Javier Paz, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2021 -
But Beilein already has a good idea of the composition of next year’s team.
— Orion Sang, Detroit Free Press, 27 June 2018 -
There’s a lot of learning that takes place in the act of composition itself.
— Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 15 Dec. 2022 -
The composition of the garden is variable and will evolve through the seasons.
— Norman Vanamee, Town & Country, 7 Sep. 2022 -
The composition of the same person’s nose also evolves from day to day.
— Scott Sayare, Harper's Magazine, 23 Nov. 2021 -
How long did the composition take for the film, and was that more or less on par with your previous projects?
— Beatrice Verhoeven, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Nov. 2022 -
In the big, whitewashed room, the colors are faded, but the composition is dreamy.
— chicagotribune.com, 15 Mar. 2021 -
It's evolved over time to try to meet the composition and performance of breast milk.
— Ashley Welch, CBS News, 10 July 2018 -
More of a composition of your body to give you a more complete idea of what’s going on.
— Chris Hachey, BGR, 8 Mar. 2022 -
That’s by far the most likely composition of the four-team playoff.
— Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 1 Dec. 2021 -
And get this—it's known as the Mona Lisa of the mineral world due to its sculptural composition.
— Vicki Salemi, Chron, 18 Mar. 2023 -
Her talking to me about the power of composition was huge.
— Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2023 -
And changes in body composition might take between six and 12 months.
— Sarah Jacoby, SELF, 22 Mar. 2018 -
Having poor taste and composition skills seems to be the constant.
— Jonathan Chait, Daily Intelligencer, 29 May 2018 -
As the eye seeks the creature, it’s drawn deeper into the composition.
— Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 12 May 2023 -
The size and composition of our group — four adults, two kids, and two dogs — would dictate our options.
— Washington Post, 22 Apr. 2021
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