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 average rate last week on a 5/1 Arm was 5.55%, compared with a 6.37% average rate for a conforming 30-year fixed-rate loan.

From Barron's • Oct. 23, 2025

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

And the worst part is, if you go bohemian or something crazy like that, you’re conforming just as much as everybody else, only in a different way.”

From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger