conform
verb (used without object)
to act according to or be obedient to a rule or norm (usually followed byto ).
had conformed
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past perfectof conform.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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There was a certain sociopathic naïveté to the piece, a transparent desire to show that Ghomeshi had conformed to what society had apparently wanted from him—he had become a no one.
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 10, 2018
On the surface, Ms. Baldrige, in public relations, had conformed to some degree.
From New York Times ● Nov. 5, 2012
Baseball has seen several odd reversals concerning the rule, but the umpires ruled Wilson Ramos had conformed after a quick look.
From Washington Post
Nothing on this day had conformed to any precedent.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
She got the recliner secondhand, so it wasn’t covered in plastic, which meant it had conformed to her shape.
From "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" by Pablo Cartaya
