Sentence examples for comprises all of from inspiring English sources
But in her off hours she's a member of the First Born Company, an earnest acting troupe that comprises all of her arty college friends.
San Diego, the state's second largest city, is at the heart of a metropolitan area that comprises all of San Diego county.
The argument goes that 'to comprise' means to include, as in 'the 9th district comprises all of Centerville and parts of Easton and Weston.' And thus, 'the 9th district is comprised of...'. is gibberish.
Under the rules of the World Marathon Majors race series – which comprises all of the big city marathons, including Tokyo, Boston, London, Chicago, New York, Berlin – any athlete found guilty of a doping offence is required to repay all prize and appearance money.
The city-county (area 597 square miles [1,545 square km]) comprises all of Oahu and some outlying islets, which have an area aggregate of only 3 square miles (8 square km) but extend for more than 1,300 miles (2,100 km) and constitute the Hawaiian and Pacific Islands National Wildlife Refuge.
To the trickier question – what's wrong with "comprised of"? – his basic argument seems to be that: "To comprise means to include, as in, 'The 9th district comprises all of Centerville and parts of Easton and Weston.' And thus: 'The 9th district is comprised of...'... is gibberish.
General Bernard Montgomery was named commander of the 21st Army Group, which comprised all of the land forces involved in the invasion.
I delve into what some of these forces are -- and my column certainly doesn't purport to comprise all of the forces.
On Monday, News Corp. announced that the new publishing company, which will comprise all of its newspaper and book titles, will retain the News Corporation name.
The state promised to the Jewish people by Great Britain under the Balfour Declaration comprised all of Mandatory Palestine: what is today Jordan, the West Bank, and Israel.
