Sentences with comprise
com·prise
C c - The special cabinet committee comprises Mr Brown, Mr Mandelson, and Mr Straw. [VERB noun]
- ...the multitude of ideas, ambitions and regrets that comprises the culture of Russia today. [VERB noun]
- Each army division comprised 4,500 troops.
- The play comprises three acts.
- Her singing comprised the entertainment
- A nation comprising thirteen states
- Company teams comprise three competitors who are required to complete a slalom and giant slalom event.
- The congress will comprise 120 delegates appointed by the eight founding directors who form a national executive.
- A nation comprised of thirteen states
- The advisory board comprises six members.
- The use of of after comprise should be avoided: the library comprises (not comprises of) 500 000 books and manuscripts
- Seminars and lectures comprised the day's activities.
- The sales network is comprised of independent outlets and chain stores.
- The whole comprises the parts. The parts are comprised by the whole. However, the passive voice of comprise must be employed carefully to make sense. Phrases such as "animals and cages are comprised by zoos" or "pitchers, catchers, and fielders are comprised by baseball teams" highlight the difficulty.
- Our committee comprises a president, secretary, treasurer and five other members.
- A team is comprised of its members. The members comprise the team.
- The Soviet Union comprised several socialist republics.