Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

consist

[kuhn-sist, kon-sist] / kənˈsɪst, ˈkɒn sɪst /


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

Her workouts typically consist of strength exercises, mixed with martial arts and outdoor activities like hiking and running.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

Kinjo says that reefs flanking his seaside farm consist entirely of corals he cultivated, with their natural peers "no longer able to keep up with a tremendous increase in stress" in the anthropogenically polluted ocean.

From Barron's Jul. 29, 2026

A Dyson swarm, by contrast, would consist of radiator panels rather than dust, giving it an unusually "clean" spectrum.

From Science Daily Jul. 10, 2026

The tournament will consist of 104 matches over five weeks, held across 16 cities and three countries.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 13, 2026

One day’s main meal might consist of cabbage and fatback.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

Will she closely follow her predecessor's agenda or does she have different priorities for a city region which consists of 10 boroughs and is home to more than two million people?

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

He noted that for Mastercard’s customer base, which consists of financial-services players, the company’s open standard for stablecoins “provides direct participation, reduced dependency on third parties and the benefits of distributed economics.”

From MarketWatch Jul. 30, 2026

Most of the fragment consists of cortical bone, the thick and dense tissue that forms the hard outer layer of bones.

From Science Daily Jul. 27, 2026

A tranquil opening shot consists of a beautiful seaside view that’s quickly invaded by buzzing drones carrying packages.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

His wardrobe consists primarily of T-shirts from indie coffee shops around the city, and he gave me this Dream & Bean shirt last night when he came over for dinner.

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera

The men were released, and she wanted them to perform with her dance company on the outside, Figures in Flight, which consisted of a dozen teenage girls.

From Slate Aug. 6, 2026

The added marker consisted of three copies of an eight-amino-acid sequence known as a 3xFLAG-tag.

From Science Daily Jul. 28, 2026

Since then, emergency work has consisted of installing temporary shoring and reinforcement beams, the mayor explained.

From Barron's Jul. 8, 2026

Meanwhile, the Deep South consisted of a landowning class, some of whom relocated from slave plantations in the Caribbean, who formed an "oligarchic, top-down society".

From BBC Jul. 4, 2026

The act consisted of me, dressed in a nice shirt and tie and singing a medley of commercial jingles in the voice of Billie Holiday, who was one of my father's favorite singers.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris

The new bill would cap spending at $48.8 million, consisting of $21.3 million from the settlement of the House v.

From MarketWatch Aug. 5, 2026

The U.S.’s traditional hub-and-spoke approach to the region consisting largely of bilateral agreements leaves the Asia-Pacific lacking in uniform communications systems, radar and logistics.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 1, 2026

Excavations uncovered a funerary complex consisting of three limestone burial chambers containing Roman-era mummies and decorated wooden sarcophagi.

From Science Daily Jul. 15, 2026

The musician’s two minor children, daughter Emani and son Kross, were paid their inheritance consisting in cash and other assets, TMZ reported citing court documents.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 7, 2026

The video tribute to Coach Washington was a little less than ten minutes long, mostly consisting of interviews with past teachers and students and narration over old photos.

From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson




Vocabulary lists containing consist


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Dictionary.com's Learning Companion

Go beyond just looking up words.
Remember them forever with VocabTrainer.

Start training