Example Sentences

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He tries to keep Diana in line, gently at first, then more aggressively, hoping she will conform to what is expected of her.

From Salon • Nov. 5, 2021

The cheapest model from an established brand will conform to the same safety standards as that brand’s fanciest helmet, and the features added to nicer helmets are of marginal value to the majority of riders.

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2020

But UC now will conform with state law and require students under 24 to show one year of independence from their parents, not two.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2018

What will be interesting is not whether the events will conform to the predictions that are based on scientific observation, but how people respond to that.

From The Verge • Feb. 12, 2018

People of more vigorous mental type aim at once at an adaptation of thought that will conform to what they have observed.

From Popular scientific lectures by Mach, Ernst