How to Use conformation in a Sentence

conformation

noun

• The dogs will be judged on conformation tomorrow.
• But so far there has been no conformation of that plan.
  — Dallas News, 21 Jan. 2022
• Rosenthal says in the DIY version, that conformation lets the pressure pull the filter tight against the fan.
  — Adam Rogers, Wired, 6 Aug. 2020
• Gus was the son of the regional grand champion in conformation and the nephew of the grand champion in agility; and Gus turned out to be the pick of the litter.
  — Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 15 Feb. 2017
• In fact, the pores in the cell membrane get so large that the speck conformation of the adapter protein can leave as well, along with other key particles necessary for cell survival.
  — William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 1 July 2022
• Despite the changes, the show will go on with dogs and handlers competing in events ranging from agility to conformation to obedience.
  — Patrick Connolly, orlandosentinel.com, 7 Dec. 2020
• But the three other breeds that are lumped into this category have always been dog show conformation breeds.
  — National Geographic, 3 July 2016
• If Farrah and co are correct, then observational conformation of their idea should begin trickling in over the next few months and years.
  — Discover Magazine, 21 Feb. 2023
• Some of these issues are related to conformation, or body shape; others are linked to inbreeding.
  — Kat Eschner, Smithsonian, 1 Feb. 2018
• Brown’s conformation has a special meaning for Black female judges.
  — Dallas News, 7 Apr. 2022
• For most of the 20th century, breeders focused so exclusively on the Irish setter’s conformation that finding a red dog that could hunt was like finding a leprechaun.
  — Kyle Wintersteen, Field & Stream, 30 Jan. 2023
• For most membrane channels, scientists have been limited to studying the structure in one conformation — open or closed.
  — Quanta Magazine, 20 Feb. 2014
• Unlike the conformation — the formal name for the sport of showing purebreds — agility and obedience welcome mixed-breeds, here simply called All American dogs.
  — Jan Hoffman, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2020
• Along with the idea of genetic purity came the idea of conformational purity: that dogs could be bred to have an ideal conformation.
  — Kat Eschner, Smithsonian, 1 Feb. 2018
• Then, a structural comparison of the macrodomain’s chains revealed some differences in the residue conformation lining the ADP-ribose binding pocket.
  — William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 4 June 2021
• To protect the breed for the future, the public must demand future English bulldogs that are much more moderate in conformation, such as a longer muzzle, a lower jaw that does not protrude, flatter skin and a longer tail, O'Neill said over email.
  — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 14 June 2022
• The researchers’ follow-up experiments showed that tRNAs could persist in a stable conformation outside both cells and exosomes2.
  — Roxanne Khamsi, Scientific American, 17 June 2020
• In the meantime, the book will confirm what both sides already believe: Democrats will see in it explicit conformation of all that is unfit and unworthy in Trump, while Republicans will see instead all that is wrong with the news media.
  — Nancy Gibbs, Time, 11 Jan. 2018
• Elephants frequently arrange their trunks into a periscope shape, for example, but the meaning of the conformation depends on circumstance.
  — New York Times, 3 June 2021
• But this conformation of the spike protein is unstable, so the Australian team introduced a bit of molecular material—the molecular clamp—to hold it in position.
  — Dennis Normile, Science | AAAS, 11 Dec. 2020
• In too many cases, however, C-sections happen because the pets in question possess an exaggerated cranial conformation that makes the birth canal a no-go.
  — Patty Khuly, miamiherald, 1 Mar. 2018
• Westminster is the nation’s second-longest-running sporting event after the Kentucky Derby, and like the sport of dog conformation itself, it is known for its commitment to tradition.
  — Washington Post, 14 June 2021
• McLellan specializes in finding just the right conformation of the target viral structures that will allow the human immune system to best recognize and build defenses against them.
  — Maggie Fox, CNN, 1 June 2021
• Highlights include all-breed conformation show, rare breeds show, obedience and rally trials.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2023
• This is just one example of how extreme breed conformation can affect dog welfare and increase the reliance of brachycephalic dogs on human intervention.
  — Kat Eschner, Smithsonian, 1 Feb. 2018
• In many cases, adopting a pedigree dog comes with a contract from the breeder that requires owners to participate in competitive events such as shows for conformation and agility sports to further the dog's family name.
  — Mia Kaplan, NOLA.com, 1 July 2017
• Struthoff noted most longhorn breeders now breed the cattle for conformation, color and other longhorn characteristics that typify the most perfect specimen, sort of like dog shows for cattle.
  — René A. Guzman, San Antonio Express-News, 18 Feb. 2021
• Events include agility, conformation, go-to-ground, obedience, racing, and trailing and locating.
  — Gabrielle Copeland Schoeffield, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 18 July 2019
• To stabilize the pre-F conformation, McLellan and his team analyzed the structure of pre-F for mutations that would be maintain the structure maximizing antibody neutralization.
  — William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 3 May 2022
• While pedigreed dogs will go head-to-head in events including an AKC conformation competition, family dogs will contend in activities such as Frisbee and canine musical freestyle.
  — Marcy De Luna, Houston Chronicle, 17 June 2019

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