- present participle of comprise.
Example Sentences
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Comprising 30 objects, the one-room presentation occupies the hallowed funerary gallery at the far-west end of the superb Egyptian wing.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
Comprising about a third of the US electorate, voters under 35 are being fought over by both parties, and polls show the economy is their top priority this election season.
From BBC • Oct. 7, 2024
Comprising experts from various fields, the group has been developing criteria to serve as standard references for assessing various clinically relevant aspects for more than a decade.
From Science Daily • Jan. 3, 2024
Comprising 12 French scientists including two Nobel laureates and five women, the council will meet privately with Macron each quarter; its remit includes proposing new projects to build.
From Science Magazine • Dec. 13, 2023
Comprising more than two-thirds of the brain mass, it is the realm of both intuition and critical analysis.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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