- present tense form of consist (3rd person singular).
consists
Example Sentences
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"I love to know what the stage is looking like, what the set list consists of and where to stand."
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
As I pointed out, that’s because the Agg consists mostly of Treasury bonds and entirely of investment-grade bonds, while the typical active bond fund makes plenty of riskier bets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
The tour currently consists of three stops in Europe but will later include U.S. shows, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
The familiar matter that makes up people, planets, and nearly everything around us consists of protons, neutrons, and electrons.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
Our linguistic ancestors parlayed that incomprehension into euphemisms like passed on in which death consists of a journey to a remote location.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
