be consistent

Example Sentences

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Some in October's meetings believed this to be the best solution, as it would be consistent with the law.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

“This would be consistent with our view that equities could reach 7,300 before a larger drawdown takes place.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

Brands need to be consistent when deciding whether to join a trend, Adamson said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

“Do something that makes a change that you really feel you can be consistent with,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2026

String theories, however, have a bigger problem: they seem to be consistent only if space-time has either ten or twenty- six dimensions, instead of the usual four!

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking