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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

Harvard’s faculty will vote on a proposal to cap A’s per course, which now comprise over 50% of undergraduate grades.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

AI can then scrutinize those smells, and the tech can figure out, for instance, exactly what volatile gases comprise a scent, in what combination, and what those combinations mean.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

Investors worry about software loans, which comprise 80% of OTF’s portfolio, due to new artificial intelligence tools.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

Or: His attentions were both pleasing and flattering. comprise.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner