How to Use conform in a Sentence

conform

verb

• Most teenagers feel pressure to conform.
• His great talent is the ability to force others to conform to him rather than the other way around.
  — Patrick Z. McGavin, chicagotribune.com, 10 Mar. 2022
• More precisely, about the need to be herself and not have to conform to all those beauty standards of wearing a dress, high heels, and make-up.
  — Carolina Milanesi, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2022
• Some skaters have even reported hiding their gender identity in order to conform.
  — Chabeli Carrazana, USA TODAY, 10 Feb. 2022
• Phlemuns puts an emphasis on clothes that don't conform to traditional gender rules.
  — NBC News, 20 Feb. 2022
• In some people, the pressure to conform to the beliefs of their ideological peers will trigger a re-evaluation of their past beliefs on vaccines.
  — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 10 Feb. 2022
• This feature automatically alters the noise reduction levels by conforming to the user’s ear shape and how the earbuds are worn, as well as sampling the surrounding noise.
  — Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
• What these right-wing actors advocate for is not religious freedom, but rather the ability of some Christians to be exempted from laws that don't conform to their theology.
  — Guthrie Graves-Fitzsimmons and Maggie Siddiqi, CNN, 15 Feb. 2022
• But men also feel pressure to conform to a few masculine body types that society deems acceptable, such as the muscular superhero and the lanky computer geek, Woodside said.
  — Madeline Holcombe, CNN, 21 Feb. 2022
• Use the palm of your hand to conform to the curved surface of the lens.
  — Michael Austin, Popular Mechanics, 15 June 2017
• Use the palm of your hand to conform to the curved surface of the lens.
  — Michael Austin, Popular Mechanics, 1 Dec. 2017
• The waist sits high and snug, while the hint of stretch conforms to your curves.
  — Paula Lee, Glamour, 9 Feb. 2024
• The British pressure to conform comes from the bottom up as well as the top down.
  — Kyle Smith, WSJ, 2 June 2022
• These have motors in the headlamps that bend the beams to conform to road changes.
  — Connor Hoffman, Car and Driver, 26 June 2020
• Knot the ear loops for a tighter fit, and use the metal nose bar to help the mask conform to the contours of your face.
  — Jamie Ducharme, Time, 20 Apr. 2022
• The bean bag is filled with polystyrene beads that conform to your shape.
  — Phoebe Sklansky, Parents, 25 Nov. 2023
• But the pressure to conform was too much for a little kid.
  — oregonlive, 15 Oct. 2020
• And my career has had to conform to these rules for too long.
  — Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 6 May 2021
• Then, many of us feel the pressure to conform to trends and change our hair and makeup.
  — Celeste Polanco, Essence, 18 Jan. 2024
• If your preferences don’t align with the home decor trends of the week, month, or year, don’t feel the need to conform.
  — Abby Wilson, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Oct. 2023
• The fact that the lovers conform to a type, in their sighing and gasping, seems to buoy up, not to pop, the erotic mood.
  — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2024
• Those who can conform, who can subjugate their egos for the greater good of the team, will thrive.
  — Ben Shpigel, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2019
• The elastic stays in tip-top shape and the sock conforms tightly to your foot through dozens of washes.
  — John Thompson, Men's Health, 8 Sep. 2023
• Yes, that was challenging, but to have to conform to that.
  — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 13 Aug. 2021
• The new rules conform to other changes in the Catholic Church’s handling of abuse that were issued in the last four years.
  — Nicole Winfield, al, 25 Mar. 2023
• That would mean Peña did not know right from wrong or couldn’t conform to the law, Polumbaum said.
  — Tonya Alanez, BostonGlobe.com, 26 July 2022
• The greatest action is not conforming with the world's ways.
  — Ysolt Usigan, Woman's Day, 12 July 2023
• The lawmakers hope that the plan would conform with Senate rules.
  — Andrew Duehren, WSJ, 27 Feb. 2021
• Douglas carved out a sled to fit his body, adjusting the frame and sticks to conform to his needs.
  — Jane Rogers, Smithsonian, 6 Feb. 2018
• For more than 20 years, men’s tennis has conformed to this pattern, too – its three biggest stars bound together; their legacies, achievements and careers entwined with their rivalries.
  — Issy Ronald, CNN, 10 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 28 Oct 2024