How to Use comprise in a Sentence

comprise

verb

• The play comprises three acts.
• Each army division comprised 4,500 troops.
• But the Lebanese army comprises men from all four major population groups.
  — Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
• The new venue, which will comprise a cocktail club and lounge, is set to open sometime next year, according to Eater New Orleans.
  — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 21 Oct. 2022
• These types of activities, taken over a length of time, comprise a common baseline of what a specific user identity does on a daily basis.
  — Saryu Nayyar, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2022
• The third category, which is perhaps the most puzzling, comprises a bona fide enthusiasm for tallow—which, to be fair, makes a delicious french fry.
  — Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 2 Dec. 2024
• Of the 750 networks that comprise the Iranian internet, only three can connect to the wider web beyond the country’s borders.
  — WIRED, 20 Oct. 2022
• Midwest accents were apparent on public transportation to the stadium, though British fans still comprise the overwhelming majority of the crowd.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 9 Oct. 2022
• Overall, Arizona is home to nearly half a million naturalized citizens that comprise more than 6% of the state's total population.
  — Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2022
• 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
• There are four powerhouse teams in the East that, along with Denver, comprise the best five records in the league.
  — Dallas News, 21 Feb. 2023
• 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
• Restaurants appearing for the first time comprise more than a quarter of the 2022 list.
  — Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2022
• The seven G-Leaguers, chosen by the league office, will comprise the fourth team.
  — Chris Fedor, cleveland, 31 Jan. 2023
• 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

Last Updated: 21 Dec 2024