How to Use constitute in a Sentence

constitute

verb

• Women constitute 70 percent of the student population at the college.
• So what constitutes a ‘war crime’?
  — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 8 Apr. 2026
• But this would constitute a blank check for a foreign war.
  — Charlie Hunt, The Conversation, 11 Mar. 2026
• Does that constitute a protest and does one of us have to stay outside?
  — Joseph Gerth, The Courier-Journal, 5 June 2018
• Wood or stone walls and maybe a glimpse of a garden constitute the views.
  — Mike Dunne, SFChronicle.com, 21 Jan. 2020
• That could constitute a war crime, experts warn.
  — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2026
• Back in action One game does not constitute the end of a slump.
  — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2025
• And while all constitute small packages, the best crappie lures pack in a lot.
  — Pete M. Anderson, Field & Stream, 20 Mar. 2023
• What constitutes a surprise ahead of a season with such change?
  — The Athletic, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
• In fact, viruses constitute about two-thirds of all new human pathogens.
  — Raúl Rivas González, Discover Magazine, 23 Feb. 2024
• None of which should be constituted as a failure.
  — Megan Feringa, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
• An arrest does not constitute a finding of guilt.
  — Steve Metsch, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2026
• There’s a bit of debate over what constitutes midsize.
  — Petra Guglielmetti, Glamour, 20 Feb. 2026
• Now the pair of fans are arguing this constitutes a breach of contract.
  — Thania Garcia, Variety, 18 Jan. 2024
• The pipeline as constituted today has proved to be more than enough to help the club, too.
  — Pat Brennan, Cincinnati.com, 3 July 2019
• But there is one caveat to all of this, which will constitute the subject of this article.
  — Xenia Muntean, Forbes, 13 May 2022
• To do so—and this book is my attempt—would not, could not constitute a betrayal.
  — Literary Hub, 15 Apr. 2026
• But these hardly constitute the entirety of what gets in the way.
  — Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, The New Yorker, 18 Jan. 2021
• If a pitcher leaves the hill and talks to Eaves, that constitutes a team visit.
  — Robert Avery, Houston Chronicle, 4 Apr. 2018
• If my son is sitting at the kitchen island next to a butcher block, does that constitute a weapon?
  — Andrew Mark Miller, Washington Examiner, 12 June 2020
• There’s been a lot of confusion over the years about what constitutes a healthy breakfast.
  — Christine Byrne, Outside Online, 15 June 2019
• And in many cases, what looks like a cost may turn out in the long run to constitute a kind of benefit.
  — Washington Post, 28 Apr. 2021
• In most games, those numbers would constitute a loss for the opponent.
  — Orion Sang, Detroit Free Press, 3 Jan. 2021
• Whether the mission might evolve – and what would constitute success – remains to be seen.
  — Anna Mulrine Grobe, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Feb. 2022
• The acorns and berries these tree species produce constitute important food sources for bears.
  — Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 20 Feb. 2026
• That would constitute a success.
  — Phil Hay, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2026
• As things stand, these deals constitute gifts of public funds, Norby charges.
  — Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 10 Apr. 2026
• Does this statement constitute that?
  — Harry De Cosemo, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
• Getting 10 pilots a year doesn't constitute progress if none of them will scale.
  — Aditya Vikram Kashyap, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
• The fight over what constitutes approval of tax measures is not new at the state and local level.
  — Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2023