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Example Sentences
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Though much of southern Lebanon is predominantly Shiite, Kfar Chouba and its neighbors comprise a pocket of Christian, Druze and Sunni Muslim communities.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026
During its fourth-quarter earnings call in January, the company said it expects Chinese sales to comprise only 20% of 2026 sales, though it made a similar prediction about 2025 that did not pan out.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
In the growth sector, index funds hold large positions in tech companies that thrive by creating demand for their products, and the winners offset the losers that also comprise the index.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
“Ladies’ Lunch” and “Still Talking” comprise short vignettes about a group of aging friends who for decades have gotten together every other month or so on Manhattan’s Upper West Side.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026
The pages that comprise it are printed with Shakespearean sonnets.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.