comprised of

idiom

: made up of
The play is comprised of three acts.

Examples of comprised of in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The all-star collective, comprised of young Blue Note recording artists, includes pianist and musical director Gerald Clayton, alto saxophonist Immanuel Wilkins, vibraphonist Joel Ross, drummer Kendrick Scott and bassist Matt Brewer. Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 11 June 2024 One Direction, which was comprised of Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan, and Liam Payne, announced in December 2015 their plans to go on hiatus the following spring. Athena Sobhan, Peoplemag, 10 June 2024 The Litchfield Park City Council is comprised of six members who serve four-year terms. The Arizona Republic, 10 June 2024 Returning to the previous example, financial institutions could generate synthetic datasets comprised of imaginary customers and transactions that still display their real customers’ collective behavioral patterns. Rachel Ventresca, Fortune, 7 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for comprised of 

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“Comprised of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/comprised%20of. Accessed 18 Jun. 2024.

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