consist
verb (used without object)
to be made up or composed (usually followed byof ).
have consisted
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present perfectof consist.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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“For many years now, e-commerce shopping experiences have consisted of a search bar and a long list of item responses,” Walmart Chief Executive Doug McMillon said in a statement.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2025
Mr. Gould quotes the music critic Lisa Robinson, who has suggested that “the CBGBs bands and the few music writers who loved them . . . may have consisted of about sixty people.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2025
Most of her Ridwell pickups have consisted of multilayer plastics from packaging, plastic film and empty bags of the Pirate’s Booty her teenage son likes to snack on.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 15, 2024
He did not give details of what the attack would have consisted of, but said items prohibited under Austria's weapons law were seized in searches carried out at the suspects' homes.
From Reuters ● Jun. 18, 2023
Massinger's share was slight, and can only have consisted in revision for a later performance.
From Philip Massinger by A. H. Cruickshank
