How to Use consist in a Sentence

consist

verb
  • The menu consists mostly of a caviar list and a $95 per person prix fixe.
    — Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Their flock consists largely of interns and junior staffers, earnest but broke.
    — Tara Palmeri, Vanity Fair, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Duffield’s gift will consist largely of endowment funds.
    — Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Wednesday consisted mostly of red zone work, with few notable reps.
    — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 12 June 2026
  • Your meals will consist mainly of vegetables, fruits, lean proteins, and healthy fats.
    — Lindsey Desoto, Health, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Jim believes that psychiatrists need to take off their white coats and that care should consist much more of peer experts.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 12 Nov. 2025
  • Years ago that consisted primarily of men in tuxedos — hence, the name.
    — Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 20 Nov. 2025
  • This group consists largely of women who are very poor and have left the workforce to become caretakers.
    — Samantha Liss, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Their diet consists mostly of large insects, small rodents, and sometimes fish.
    — Neal Riley, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
  • The work consists largely of worksheets and coloring pages, parents say.
    — Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC news, 6 Feb. 2026
  • The victim's diet reportedly consisted two hot dogs or corn dogs and half a cup of water per day.
    — Julianna Duennes Russ, Austin American Statesman, 23 Jan. 2026
  • The area consists primarily of farmland with few homes, so the unoccupied car stuck out to the deputy.
    — Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 22 Dec. 2025
  • Geary’s early career consisted mostly of guest roles on TV shows.
    — Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 15 Dec. 2025
  • The most common type of gallstone consists principally of cholesterol.
    — Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Jan. 2026
  • At the time, Ukraine’s air force consisted largely of Soviet-era aircraft.
    — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Thankfully, my first night in Appalachia consisted only of a restful sleep.
    — Hillary Richard, Travel + Leisure, 10 June 2026
  • Her diet consisted primarily of mashed potatoes, mac and cheese and finely diced chicken cubes.
    — Rachel Hale, USA Today, 24 June 2026
  • This track, consisting largely of vocals and horn, gives me the feeling of actually floating.
    — Hanif Abdurraqib, New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2025
  • Their true diet consists primarily of plants, seeds, insects and maybe an occasional small bird.
    — Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2026
  • The world's largest oil reserves are concentrated in the Orinoco Belt, consisting mainly of heavy and sour crude oil.
    — Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes.com, 5 Jan. 2026
  • Alternative Wet Brines Wet brines don't have to consist solely of salt and water.
    — Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 17 Nov. 2025
  • At the time, my wardrobe consisted mostly of neon backless shirts and tank tops, and an eclectic assortment of flip-flops, both formal and informal.
    — Alisha Fernandez Miranda, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
  • Women’s health is often thought of as consisting solely of reproductive health issues.
    — Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Whereas my life at that time consisted purely of practicalities.
    — Ayşegül Savaş, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2025
  • The geocorona consists mainly of hydrogen atoms.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Because inside the hotspot, a crowd of 100-ish people consisted mainly of women in second-skin minis and fur shawls.
    — Cami Fateh, Vogue, 17 Feb. 2026
  • In Billie’s case, that consists mostly of neighborhood walks and the occasional hiking trail.
    — Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 18 June 2026
  • The group consists largely of moderate Democrats, and none of the eight are running for reelection in 2026.
    — Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 12 Nov. 2025
  • There is something to be said for admitting that the prospects of disagreement are permanent and that wisdom consists not in tearing up the peace treaty but in renewing it.
    — Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
  • For one, the unprecedented pay package awarded last year consisted entirely of equity award grants.
    — Bloomberg, Oc Register, 1 May 2026

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