How to Use conform in a Sentence
conform
verb- Most teenagers feel pressure to conform.
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But, at the heart of his issues with her, is her apparent lack of desire to conform to royal standards.
— Lauren Huff, EW.com, 25 Aug. 2021 -
Most other countries, however, have had little choice but to conform.
— Vicki Valosik, The Atlantic, 7 Aug. 2021 -
Office dress codes aren't just created to make employees conform.
— Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 29 July 2021 -
The secret lies in its insole, which is cushioned with memory foam to conform to your foot for optimal comfort.
— Emily Belfiore, Travel + Leisure, 15 July 2021 -
Drake said that media and society have been critical of Black athletes who do not conform to the status quo.
— Alexis Oatman, cleveland, 30 July 2021 -
Hubbard took testosterone suppressants to conform to IOC rules.
— Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Aug. 2021 -
There also will be better signage in the stores to let people know what products conform to Jewish dietary regulations.
— Kathy Stephenson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 2 Aug. 2021 -
The statue will be 23 feet tall, the council’s blog post states, and conform to the city transportation division’s public safety standards and best practices.
— Connor Sanders, The Salt Lake Tribune, 27 July 2021 -
There has been no irony lost on me that some of the loudest voices in championing DEI have the the fastest to loudly shame and exclude those whose opinions have not conformed to their own.
— Margie Warrell, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024 -
What certainly has changed lately is the pressure from progressive leftists to use the federal government to conform state voting laws to the preferences of Democrats.
— James Freeman, WSJ, 2 Aug. 2021 -
Use the palm of your hand to conform to the curved surface of the lens.
— Michael Austin, Popular Mechanics, 15 June 2017 -
Use the palm of your hand to conform to the curved surface of the lens.
— Michael Austin, Popular Mechanics, 1 Dec. 2017 -
The waist sits high and snug, while the hint of stretch conforms to your curves.
— Paula Lee, Glamour, 9 Feb. 2024 -
The British pressure to conform comes from the bottom up as well as the top down.
— Kyle Smith, WSJ, 2 June 2022 -
These have motors in the headlamps that bend the beams to conform to road changes.
— Connor Hoffman, Car and Driver, 26 June 2020 -
Knot the ear loops for a tighter fit, and use the metal nose bar to help the mask conform to the contours of your face.
— Jamie Ducharme, Time, 20 Apr. 2022 -
The bean bag is filled with polystyrene beads that conform to your shape.
— Phoebe Sklansky, Parents, 25 Nov. 2023 -
But the pressure to conform was too much for a little kid.
— oregonlive, 15 Oct. 2020 -
And my career has had to conform to these rules for too long.
— Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 6 May 2021 -
Then, many of us feel the pressure to conform to trends and change our hair and makeup.
— Celeste Polanco, Essence, 18 Jan. 2024 -
If your preferences don’t align with the home decor trends of the week, month, or year, don’t feel the need to conform.
— Abby Wilson, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Oct. 2023 -
The fact that the lovers conform to a type, in their sighing and gasping, seems to buoy up, not to pop, the erotic mood.
— Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2024 -
Those who can conform, who can subjugate their egos for the greater good of the team, will thrive.
— Ben Shpigel, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2019 -
The elastic stays in tip-top shape and the sock conforms tightly to your foot through dozens of washes.
— John Thompson, Men's Health, 8 Sep. 2023 -
Yes, that was challenging, but to have to conform to that.
— Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 13 Aug. 2021 -
The new rules conform to other changes in the Catholic Church’s handling of abuse that were issued in the last four years.
— Nicole Winfield, al, 25 Mar. 2023 -
That would mean Peña did not know right from wrong or couldn’t conform to the law, Polumbaum said.
— Tonya Alanez, BostonGlobe.com, 26 July 2022 -
The greatest action is not conforming with the world's ways.
— Ysolt Usigan, Woman's Day, 12 July 2023 -
Both Amber and Reyna emphasized the necessity of self-worth and the courage to stand firm in their beliefs, even when faced with pressure to conform.
— Essence, 31 Oct. 2024
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