How to Use compile in a Sentence

compile

verb
  • She compiled a list of names.
  • He compiled a book of poems.
  • We compiled our findings in the report.
  • They took the best submissions and compiled them in a single issue of the magazine.
  • Their five-on-five heat map, compiled by HockeyViz, shows how glaring the net front issue is.
    Matthew Fairburn, The Athletic, 30 Nov. 2024
  • Axios has compiled this list of popular stores, with links to their Black Friday deals.
    Naheed Rajwani-Dharsi, Axios, 27 Nov. 2024
  • In all, reporters were able to compile racial data for tickets issued at schools in 68 districts.
    Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 6 May 2022
  • Deputies tracked down eyewitnesses to compile a timeline of the couple's last hours, and on Monday learned the results of autopsies performed on the pair.
    Jeff Truesdell, PEOPLE.com, 11 May 2022
  • Data brokers get this information from the apps, then compile it with other data and provide it to companies and governments to use for their own purposes.
    Susan Landau, The Conversation, 23 May 2022
  • These groups have already been helping women who struggle to compile the cash — and coordinate the time away from work, child care and transportation — that are necessary to get the procedure.
    Char Adams, NBC News, 7 May 2022
  • BioMarin is using partnerships to compile large datasets from other companies and academic studies, Bernstein said.
    Ashley Lutz, Fortune, 12 May 2022
  • The next step is to unify all of that relevant data and compile it into structured rows and columns in something as simple as an Excel document or store it in a data lake or data warehouse.
    Anand Mahurkar, Forbes, 6 June 2022
  • The clip compiled many of the sweet moments between Frankie and Moore.
    Candace Ganger Powell, Peoplemag, 8 Aug. 2023
  • Have guests strike a pose and compile the pictures into a sweet gift for the grad.
    Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Aug. 2022
  • She's been compiling all the bizarre things about her mother over the years.
    Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 5 Apr. 2024
  • Even once shaders have compiled on the Steam Deck, performance still isn’t great.
    Tom Warren, The Verge, 29 Mar. 2023
  • Danielle Dorsey has gone through our recent reviews and features to compile a guide to the best places to eat and drink in L.A. this month.
    Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2023
  • Spot the odd one out among the fitness protocols compiled on these pages.
    Paul Croughton, Robb Report, 2 Apr. 2023
  • In fact, local control is so thorough, the state does not track nor compile a list of cities that have one.
    al, 29 Jan. 2023
  • Our Prince James Story compiled five honorees each for boys and girls athletes in the Louisville area.
    Rich Barak, The Courier-Journal, 31 July 2024
  • Ahead of the big night, Billboard has compiled a 14-song playlist to enjoy ahead of the Argentina vs. Colombia game.
    Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 12 July 2024
  • All of them will be compiled from 5,000 hours of live coverage from the Paris Games, which will result in hundreds of clips.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 26 June 2024
  • These lists, even when they’re compiled by more than one person, are subjective, and that’s a good thing.
    Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 24 May 2024
  • There needs to be fortune — as well as skill — to compile a winning streak of that magnitude.
    Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun, 12 July 2022
  • North Andover's Gyan Mistry, who has compiled a team-high 46 kills through the first four games, goes up for a smash against Haverhill.
    Aj Traub, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Apr. 2023
  • Yang compiles the list and will happily dole out advice.
    Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2023
  • How is a reader to sort through all these titles and compile a decent shopping list?
    Dorany Pineda, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2022
  • To compile this list of the best Easter gifts for kids, Sharon also spent hours researching what’s new and good in toyland.
    Sharon Brandwein, Southern Living, 13 Feb. 2024
  • The mission, too, has remained the same: to compile and distill internet trends.
    Emmett Lindner, New York Times, 3 May 2023
  • The holiday season is fast approaching, and Newsweek has compiled a map showing who in United States is most excited about the arrival of Santa?
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024

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