conforming

Example Sentences

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They produce conforming and compliant speech and behavior, which can have longer-term social impacts.

From Salon • May 28, 2026

In totalitarian societies, she summarizes, “either you are destroyed by conforming to the regime, or you are destroyed through non-compliance.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

The two mortgage giants play a critical role in housing market liquidity by buying, packaging, and selling conforming loans to investors, freeing up originators to keep making loans.

From Barron's • Jan. 6, 2026

A measure introduced Wednesday in the Los Angeles City Council directs officials to draft language conforming to the same standards.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 4, 2025

Many of the commonest usage errors are the result of writers thinking logically when they should be mindlessly conforming to convention.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker