conformed

Example Sentences

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When researchers applied a small electrical potential, the cornea gradually softened and conformed to the shape of the lens.

From Science Daily • May 28, 2026

A majority, however, were not ideologically driven: “They simply conformed, did what was asked of them, averted their gaze from any unpleasantness.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

That followed a dispute with the UK government, which refused to grant the scheme the go-ahead unless it conformed to a UK-wide approach excluding glass.

From BBC • Oct. 20, 2025

Ultimately, D.C. has conformed to the trend and is now actually reducing crime.

From Slate • Aug. 13, 2025

They conformed to nothing except what was essential to their being able to live in their world.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith