- past tense form of constitute.
- past participle of constitute.
constituted
Example Sentences
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The authorities are trying to determine whether the activity constituted fraud, one of the people said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
The ANJ said the site's continued availability -- where betting odds on different events are updated in real time -- constituted advertising.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
In its report, the committee said it had tasked itself with establishing "what constituted 'due process' when it came to political appointments".
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
What followed was an hour-and-47-minute conversation between Weist and two investigators attempting to determine whether the work she had described as artistic research truly constituted investigative experience.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
For small isolated islands without strong barriers to internal communication, the entire island constituted the political unit—as in the case of Anuta, with its 160 people.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
