- present tense form of consist (3rd person singular).
consists
Example Sentences
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"I love to know what the stage is looking like, what the set list consists of and where to stand."
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
The tour currently consists of three stops in Europe but will later include U.S. shows, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
There is an old joke that 95% of investing success consists of knowing what not to do.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
More than 85% of the rice people eat consists of starch.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026
We know that to a depth of about a hundred miles the mantle consists predominantly of a type of rock known as peridotite, but what fills the space beyond is uncertain.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
