consist of

verb

consisted of; consisting of; consists of

: to be formed or made up of (specified things or people)

Breakfast consisted of cereal, fruit, and orange juice.

Coal consists mostly of carbon.

His wardrobe consists almost entirely of jeans and T-shirts.

The crowd consisted mainly/largely of teenage girls.

Examples of consist of in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In an effort to help elevate Thoroughbred racing among the everyday sports fan, Churchill Downs and the New York Racing Association will launch a three-year-old championship series consisting of six races beginning in 2027. — Danny Brewer, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026

Now the board consists of two lawyers, a Waffle House executive, a conservative commentator and the former head of the Cobb County Republican Party. — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Wētā’s digital team consisted of about seven guys at the time. — Geoffrey Bunting, IndieWire, 4 Aug. 2026

The four disc, Becoming the Attractions, consists of live material from his earliest gigs with the Attractions. — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 4 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for consist of

• above
• foxglove
• hereof
• thereof
• whereof
• dove
• glove
• love
• shove
• hereinabove