conforming

Example Sentences

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But then "people started conforming to behave in ways that would not show racism. That doesn't mean that it's now absent", she adds.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

The trick was to be taken seriously as a professional without appearing to care about conforming to a standard and certainly without showing that one actually cared.

From Salon • Jan. 17, 2026

The two mortgage giants play a critical role in housing market liquidity by buying, packaging, and selling conforming loans to investors, freeing up originators to keep making loans.

From Barron's • Jan. 6, 2026

The source and cause of the quality issue have been identified and addressed, and all newly produced panels are now conforming to requirements, an Airbus spokesman said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 1, 2025

I tie my shoes in a hurry, pull on a jacket, and sprint out of the room, catching up to the line of initiates quickly, conforming my pace to theirs.

From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth