How to Use comprise in a Sentence

comprise

verb
  • The play comprises three acts.
  • Each army division comprised 4,500 troops.
  • This clean look comprises just a few coats of polished pale pink.
    — Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 31 Jan. 2026
  • The event’s stars comprise the Royals’ core.
    — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2026
  • These two groups comprise part of what the state calls Phase 1-B.
    — Lara Farrar, Arkansas Online, 17 Jan. 2021
  • Picks 1 through 5 can come from any team but must comprise at least two guards and two forwards.
    — Darnell Mayberry | , cleveland, 19 Aug. 2023
  • The crowd comprises locals and a few pastry fans from abroad.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Feb. 2026
  • And, slowly, men came to comprise about 5% to 10% of her client base.
    — Hillary Hoffower, Fortune, 27 Jan. 2024
  • About 35 or so of those people will comprise the first cohort.
    — Anne Field, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2023
  • That trio could comprise the three finalists for the Hart.
    — Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2026
  • Their faculties comprise some of the cleverest lawyers in the land.
    — Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 9 Apr. 2025
  • The happy hour menu comprises drinks, cocktails and a few starter plates.
    — Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
  • One comprises the grim specifics of getting high and getting clean, and the tricks of both.
    — John Williams, New York Times, 10 July 2018
  • The band is comprised of many local talents with jazz, pop, and blues backgrounds.
    — Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, 23 Jan. 2020
  • Special events now comprise about half of the firm's revenues, Dyme said.
    — Sarah Hauer, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 15 May 2018
  • The crescent is comprised of neighborhoods in the city’s west, north and east sides.
    — Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 10 June 2026
  • This time, the program will comprise songs written in the past 20 years.
    — Kathy Cichon, Aurora Beacon-News, 8 Feb. 2018
  • As for the bad news, the eight episodes that will comprise Season 4 will be the show’s last.
    — Charlie Mason, TVLine, 25 July 2025
  • The three productions that comprise Part 2 should be worth the wait.
    — oregonlive, 21 Mar. 2022
  • Indeed children comprise more than half of the top two dozen in the line of succession.
    — Joe Murphy, NBC News, 8 Sep. 2022
  • The second half of the hike largely comprised of walking on a dirt road under the sun.
    — Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Those costs comprise about 30% of the overall budget.
    — Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 4 June 2026
  • Nelson’s fleet comprised 39 vessels armed with heavy guns.
    — Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2026
  • These bonds comprise 10% of our pension fund’s holdings.
    — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 12 June 2026
  • The space is a study in restraint, with a color palette comprised mostly of cream and marigold.
    — Madeline Weinfield, Architectural Digest, 29 May 2026
  • Soluble fiber, which comes from the oat bran, comprises most of the fiber content.
    — Randi Gollin, Martha Stewart, 1 July 2026
  • The plan to build a lunar base comprises three initial phases.
    — Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 27 May 2026
  • It was designed in such a way that it would be comprised of six lattice-like beams, which were prestressed end-to-end.
    — Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 16 May 2026
  • Her group, and the sector as a whole, comprises mostly full-service spots.
    — Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 16 Apr. 2026
  • The suited style was comprised of a tuxedo, bowtie and cummerbund.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 9 May 2026

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