be consistent

Example Sentences

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“This would be consistent with our view that equities could reach 7,300 before a larger drawdown takes place.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

Brands need to be consistent when deciding whether to join a trend, Adamson said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

“Do something that makes a change that you really feel you can be consistent with,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2026

But the club will no longer make the trip, saying that doing so would not be consistent with the club's values.

From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026

The fossil evidence could be consistent with the idea of a Great Designer; perhaps some species are destroyed when the Designer becomes dissatisfied with them, and new experiments are attempted on an improved design.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan