How to Use comprised of in a Sentence

comprised of

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  • The dessert was comprised of about 20 sheet pans' worth of cake.
    — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 29 June 2026
  • The long wait to break through cannot only be attributed to underhanded tricks, as Paraguay approached this game with a clear tactical plan against a team comprised of vastly superior players.
    — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 5 July 2026
  • The former four-classroom building, now comprised of 11 upscale suites, provides guests with a complimentary three-course breakfast each morning, which includes French toast stuffed with cream cheese.
    — Erika Ebsworth-Goold, Travel + Leisure, 2 July 2026
  • Monterey State Beach Fish, surf, or explore tide pools at this state beach, which is comprised of three separate beaches between the coastal cities of Monterey and Seaside.
    — Adeline Duff, Travel + Leisure, 26 June 2026
  • The Los Gatos squad was comprised of Luke DeGraff (Los Gatos), Julian Weinstein (Los Gatos), Tristan Carpenter (Menlo-Atherton) and Declan McInerney (Los Gatos) with coxswain Kaira Yoo (Los Gatos).
    — Phil Jensen, Mercury News, 28 June 2026

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