How to Use conformation in a Sentence
conformation
noun- The dogs will be judged on conformation tomorrow.
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But so far there has been no conformation of that plan.
—Dallas News, 21 Jan. 2022
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Rosenthal says in the DIY version, that conformation lets the pressure pull the filter tight against the fan.
—Adam Rogers, Wired, 6 Aug. 2020
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Gus was the son of the regional grand champion in conformation and the nephew of the grand champion in agility; and Gus turned out to be the pick of the litter.
—Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 15 Feb. 2017
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In fact, the pores in the cell membrane get so large that the speck conformation of the adapter protein can leave as well, along with other key particles necessary for cell survival.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 1 July 2022
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Despite the changes, the show will go on with dogs and handlers competing in events ranging from agility to conformation to obedience.
—Patrick Connolly, orlandosentinel.com, 7 Dec. 2020
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But the three other breeds that are lumped into this category have always been dog show conformation breeds.
—National Geographic, 3 July 2016
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If Farrah and co are correct, then observational conformation of their idea should begin trickling in over the next few months and years.
—Discover Magazine, 21 Feb. 2023
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Some of these issues are related to conformation, or body shape; others are linked to inbreeding.
—Kat Eschner, Smithsonian, 1 Feb. 2018
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Brown’s conformation has a special meaning for Black female judges.
—Dallas News, 7 Apr. 2022
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For most of the 20th century, breeders focused so exclusively on the Irish setter’s conformation that finding a red dog that could hunt was like finding a leprechaun.
—Kyle Wintersteen, Field & Stream, 30 Jan. 2023
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For most membrane channels, scientists have been limited to studying the structure in one conformation — open or closed.
—Quanta Magazine, 20 Feb. 2014
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Unlike the conformation — the formal name for the sport of showing purebreds — agility and obedience welcome mixed-breeds, here simply called All American dogs.
—Jan Hoffman, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2020
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Along with the idea of genetic purity came the idea of conformational purity: that dogs could be bred to have an ideal conformation.
—Kat Eschner, Smithsonian, 1 Feb. 2018
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Then, a structural comparison of the macrodomain’s chains revealed some differences in the residue conformation lining the ADP-ribose binding pocket.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 4 June 2021
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To protect the breed for the future, the public must demand future English bulldogs that are much more moderate in conformation, such as a longer muzzle, a lower jaw that does not protrude, flatter skin and a longer tail, O'Neill said over email.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 14 June 2022
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The researchers’ follow-up experiments showed that tRNAs could persist in a stable conformation outside both cells and exosomes2.
—Roxanne Khamsi, Scientific American, 17 June 2020
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In the meantime, the book will confirm what both sides already believe: Democrats will see in it explicit conformation of all that is unfit and unworthy in Trump, while Republicans will see instead all that is wrong with the news media.
—Nancy Gibbs, Time, 11 Jan. 2018
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Elephants frequently arrange their trunks into a periscope shape, for example, but the meaning of the conformation depends on circumstance.
—New York Times, 3 June 2021
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But this conformation of the spike protein is unstable, so the Australian team introduced a bit of molecular material—the molecular clamp—to hold it in position.
—Dennis Normile, Science | AAAS, 11 Dec. 2020
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In too many cases, however, C-sections happen because the pets in question possess an exaggerated cranial conformation that makes the birth canal a no-go.
—Patty Khuly, miamiherald, 1 Mar. 2018
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Westminster is the nation’s second-longest-running sporting event after the Kentucky Derby, and like the sport of dog conformation itself, it is known for its commitment to tradition.
—Washington Post, 14 June 2021
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McLellan specializes in finding just the right conformation of the target viral structures that will allow the human immune system to best recognize and build defenses against them.
—Maggie Fox, CNN, 1 June 2021
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Highlights include all-breed conformation show, rare breeds show, obedience and rally trials.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2023
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This is just one example of how extreme breed conformation can affect dog welfare and increase the reliance of brachycephalic dogs on human intervention.
—Kat Eschner, Smithsonian, 1 Feb. 2018
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In many cases, adopting a pedigree dog comes with a contract from the breeder that requires owners to participate in competitive events such as shows for conformation and agility sports to further the dog's family name.
—Mia Kaplan, NOLA.com, 1 July 2017
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Struthoff noted most longhorn breeders now breed the cattle for conformation, color and other longhorn characteristics that typify the most perfect specimen, sort of like dog shows for cattle.
—René A. Guzman, San Antonio Express-News, 18 Feb. 2021
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Events include agility, conformation, go-to-ground, obedience, racing, and trailing and locating.
—Gabrielle Copeland Schoeffield, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 18 July 2019
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To stabilize the pre-F conformation, McLellan and his team analyzed the structure of pre-F for mutations that would be maintain the structure maximizing antibody neutralization.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 3 May 2022
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While pedigreed dogs will go head-to-head in events including an AKC conformation competition, family dogs will contend in activities such as Frisbee and canine musical freestyle.
—Marcy De Luna, Houston Chronicle, 17 June 2019
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