Example Sentences

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It said the ship had changed its name while in the Turkish port of Tuzla earlier this month and replaced its crew, which had consisted of 12 Ukrainian nationals.

From Reuters • Jul. 24, 2023

Mr Stirling said the hamlet had consisted of about 30 farmhouses and Errwood Hall, a grand country house.

From BBC • Sep. 25, 2022

The trio said previous assessments had consisted largely of guesswork, because appraisers weren’t allowed onto the property and there were few comparable homes to use as benchmarks.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 2018

Until then Mr. Burton’s experience had consisted of playing the lead in a production of “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” in San Francisco.

From New York Times • Jun. 4, 2017

His life had consisted of a series of traps and obstacles—all the way back to the Nampa gang—that he’d slip or bump into and come to see as his inevitable fate.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz