comport with
phrasal verb
comported with; comporting with; comports with
US, formal
: to be in agreement with (something)
Her actions comport with her ideals.
Examples of comport with in a Sentence
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Anderson said the recent U.S. Supreme Court precedent regarding ineffective legal counsel did not comport with prior state law adopted by the Idaho Legislature.
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Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 10 Feb. 2024
In January, a pro-Second Amendment advocacy group, gun store and its owner sued the city of Naperville and the state, arguing that the state and local bans did not comport with the Second Amendment.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 17 May 2023
Or the time he was asked to check his overcoat to comport with a restaurant’s dress code.
—Sam Roberts, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2024
That comports with ongoing efforts to integrate the LRASM for the F-35.
—Eric Tegler, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
But simplicity does not always comport with reality.
—Martin Shenkman, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
The committee’s job is only to make sure that regulations comport with the legislation that authorized them.
—Yash Roy, Hartford Courant, 17 Jan. 2024
JetBlue would also revamp the Spirit jetliners’ interiors to comport with JetBlue’s seating arrangements.
—David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 16 Jan. 2024
In response, California and other liberal states scrambled to devise new gun laws that comported with Bruen enough to survive new legal challenges.
—Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2024
Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 10 Feb. 2024
In January, a pro-Second Amendment advocacy group, gun store and its owner sued the city of Naperville and the state, arguing that the state and local bans did not comport with the Second Amendment.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 17 May 2023
Or the time he was asked to check his overcoat to comport with a restaurant’s dress code.
—Sam Roberts, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2024
That comports with ongoing efforts to integrate the LRASM for the F-35.
—Eric Tegler, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
But simplicity does not always comport with reality.
—Martin Shenkman, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
The committee’s job is only to make sure that regulations comport with the legislation that authorized them.
—Yash Roy, Hartford Courant, 17 Jan. 2024
JetBlue would also revamp the Spirit jetliners’ interiors to comport with JetBlue’s seating arrangements.
—David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 16 Jan. 2024
In response, California and other liberal states scrambled to devise new gun laws that comported with Bruen enough to survive new legal challenges.
—Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2024
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“Comport with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/comport%20with. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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