Example Sentences

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Football has comprised almost half of total volume on Kalshi, Robinhood’s main prediction markets partner, since August.

From Barron's • Feb. 2, 2026

Under this arrangement, Friedlich says, the resulting donor support has comprised “a critical 5 percent” of the paper’s annual revenue, being used for “meaningful initiatives in digital transformation, investigative news, and diversity, equity and inclusion.”

From The Verge • Oct. 19, 2021

His mission is to keep dirt out of the rarified air cushioning his A-list clients — a group that has comprised Bill Cosby, John Travolta, Scarlett Johansson, Arnold Schwarzenegger and currently includes producer-director Brett Ratner.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 1, 2017

Howland has comprised a 30-33 record at Mississippi State, but he enjoyed immense success during a 10-year tenure at UCLA.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 16, 2017

This last has comprised cooked potatoes, raw artichokes, mangolds, kohl rabi, swedes, cabbages, etc., during the winter months, and grass, lucerne, clover, vetches, cole seed, etc., during the summer months.

From The Pig Breeding, Rearing, and Marketing by Spencer, Sanders