How to Use comprise in a Sentence

comprise

verb

• The play comprises three acts.
• Each army division comprised 4,500 troops.
• Each basin will comprise a separate phase of the project.
  — Beth Mlady, cleveland, 25 June 2020
• Chaeyoung is one of the nine members who comprise Twice.
  — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2023
• Indeed children comprise more than half of the top two dozen in the line of succession.
  — Joe Murphy, NBC News, 8 Sep. 2022
• One comprises the grim specifics of getting high and getting clean, and the tricks of both.
  — John Williams, New York Times, 10 July 2018
• Kansas and Duke comprise the other side of the bracket.
  — Mason Young, Detroit Free Press, 16 June 2022
• The shaft is comprised of burial chambers carved into the bedrock lining the sides of two hallways.
  — Fox News, 2 Oct. 2018
• The three productions that comprise Part 2 should be worth the wait.
  — oregonlive, 21 Mar. 2022
• Big percussion sections are needed in the two pieces that comprise the first half of the program.
  — Kathy Cichon, Chicago Tribune, 7 Sep. 2022
• The nub of his lecture was a screed against the institutions that comprise the British state.
  — The Economist, 20 Nov. 2020
• These two groups comprise part of what the state calls Phase 1-B.
  — Lara Farrar, Arkansas Online, 17 Jan. 2021
• In contrast, the nasal spray vaccine comprises a live flu virus.
  — Sarah Klein, Health, 25 Apr. 2023
• The list of changes that comprise that broader reality is long.
  — Justin Worland, Time, 9 Aug. 2021
• The pergola is comprised of airy columns that rise to the ceiling and support a porous roof.
  — Liz Stinson, Curbed, 18 June 2018
• Two of the three rights that comprise our right cognitive liberty.
  — Nita Farahany, WIRED, 14 Mar. 2023
• The band is comprised of many local talents with jazz, pop, and blues backgrounds.
  — Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, 23 Jan. 2020
• Special events now comprise about half of the firm's revenues, Dyme said.
  — Sarah Hauer, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 15 May 2018
• Native people from around the world comprise the board of directors.
  — Abby Levene, Outside Online, 29 Jan. 2022
• The garment comprises a floor-length wraparound skirt and long-sleeve top.
  — Manasee Weerathunga, Scientific American, 8 Nov. 2023
• In all cases, the ecosystems that are burning sit atop frozen soils that comprise permafrost.
  — Madeleine Stone, National Geographic, 6 July 2020
• The filter is airtight, and comprised of a dense sheet of small fibers pleated and sealed in a metal or plastic frame.
  — Rachel Rothman, Good Housekeeping, 17 Dec. 2018
• Everyone has their own ideas for what shows ought to comprise a list of the best Netflix series.
  — Andy Meek, BGR, 9 Sep. 2021
• The sitting area comprises a couch and a long oak wood bench placed under the apartment's two main windows.
  — Kimberley Mok, Treehugger, 10 May 2023
• The dish is comprised of chocolate cake, white chocolate mousse and coffee custard.
  — Amy Drew Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, 28 Aug. 2019
• This time, the program will comprise songs written in the past 20 years.
  — Kathy Cichon, Aurora Beacon-News, 8 Feb. 2018
• The higher division will be comprised mainly of schools who have already played club flag.
  — Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 30 Apr. 2023
• Its sales comprise a small part of Chevrolet's total sales.
  — Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 22 Mar. 2023
• But the singer’s raw vocals really shined on the ballads comprising his set.
  — Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 27 June 2018
• The grounds comprise a third of an acre and include a separate gym, greenhouse, and heated lap pool.
  — Sam Dangremond, Town & Country, 2 Mar. 2018

Last Updated: 27 Mar 2024