comprise
Example Sentences
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It’s weird to be alive at a time when much of contemporary warfare comprises literal laser beams, flying robots and dungeons full of nerds at computer terminals, but that’s really what’s happening.
From Salon
The crew comprises the first woman, the first person of color and the first non-American to take part in such a journey.
From Barron's
In 1950, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization comprised a dozen countries, and the U.S. spent more than twice as much on defense as all the other members combined.
"As an extension of that process, we also revisited the significance of our background as a group comprised entirely of Korean members," he said in a statement.
From Barron's
They either comprise all or most of the votes cast when deciding interest rates.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
