- present tense form of comprise (3rd person singular).
comprises
Example Sentences
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The work, funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, is part of a wider Lost Woods restoration programme which Epsom said comprises "19 individual projects".
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
As Herzog moves the sisters between reality and film’s dreamy latter half, he plunges into the fizzy static that comprises their cosmic connection, examining their solitude as only he can.
From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026
This unexpected request prompts a flashback to Graham’s military posting in postwar Austria, which comprises the heart of the novel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Written by Phoebe Eclair-Powell, it comprises three stories over six episodes, with a longer mystery running below and the halting romantic do-si-do sprinkled on top.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
While the Fifteenth Amendment did not mention sex, she said that because it specifically prohibited disenfranchisement by race, women were included, arguing that “a race comprises all the people, male and female.”
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
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