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Example Sentences
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Though much of southern Lebanon is predominantly Shiite, Kfar Chouba and its neighbors comprise a pocket of Christian, Druze and Sunni Muslim communities.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026
Harvard’s faculty is set to vote next week on a proposal to cap the number of A’s per course, which now comprise more than half of undergraduate grades after years of inflation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
In the growth sector, index funds hold large positions in tech companies that thrive by creating demand for their products, and the winners offset the losers that also comprise the index.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
A JP Morgan report warns AI risks widening gender gaps, noting women comprise less than one-third of AI-skilled workers.
From Barron's • Mar. 22, 2026
The pages that comprise it are printed with Shakespearean sonnets.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.