How to Use constitute in a Sentence

constitute

verb

• Women constitute 70 percent of the student population at the college.
• Many at the time argued about whether this constituted an outing.
  — Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2024
• Ury also challenged Doty to think hard about what really constitutes a deal-breaker.
  — Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
• One thing is for sure: The two cryptocurrencies constitute different conceptions of what progress looks like.
  — James Broughel, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2022
• The clues begin to constitute a treasure map, leading to the local library he’s been discouraged from visiting.
  — Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2022
• Almost 4,000 mud beads found next to the figurine constituted her original hair.
  — Brie Stimson, Fox News, 3 Nov. 2024
• As very limited editions, these watches constitute true collector’s pieces.
  — Carol Besler, Robb Report, 21 Nov. 2024
• Currently, EVs constitute around 1% of India’s car sales.
  — Niharika Sharma, Quartz, 7 Oct. 2022
• With each new age, this tension has produced a different expression of what constitutes political order.
  — Henry A. Kissinger, Foreign Affairs, 18 Nov. 2024
• So does their existence actually constitute human life?
  — Time, 29 Sep. 2022
• Importantly, state licensing fees often constitute a dominant amount of the state’s medical board or health budget.
  — Trisha Pasricha, STAT, 11 Oct. 2022
• Now, Tahilramani’s lawyers are arguing that sending him to the United States would constitute a violation of his human rights.
  — Scott Johnson, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Sep. 2022
• Wedbush analyst Dan Ives said the proposal would constitute a major change for workers and employers from previous years.
  — Michelle Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 11 Oct. 2022
• 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
• If a pitcher leaves the hill and talks to Eaves, that constitutes a team visit.
  — Robert Avery, Houston Chronicle, 4 Apr. 2018
• And while all constitute small packages, the best crappie lures pack in a lot.
  — Pete M. Anderson, Field & Stream, 20 Mar. 2023
• The pipeline as constituted today has proved to be more than enough to help the club, too.
  — Pat Brennan, Cincinnati.com, 3 July 2019
• And that constituted having both Heather, Jonathan [Schaech] and Judah in the same bed and even in the same shot at times.
  — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Oct. 2023
• And those might constitute big MCU spoilers that some fans might want to avoid.
  — Chris Smith, BGR, 20 Dec. 2022
• Failing to do so constitute a breach of the law and as such, the production was sanctioned by the CNC.
  — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 25 Apr. 2023
• This constitutes a major shift in the ethos of bookselling.
  — Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2024
• Orion is fairly easy to spot in the night sky — just look for the three stars in a row that constitute Orion's belt.
  — Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 20 Nov. 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
• If the game isn’t played, the loss Monday will not count against the Orioles, as a lone game does not constitute a series.
  — Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 14 May 2024
• Still, the missing payments constitute less than 2% of the total amount billed.
  — Kurtis Alexander, SFChronicle.com, 19 Jan. 2021
• But experts say the destabilization and the scale of the protests were enough to constitute an asylum claim.
  — Sakshi Venkatraman, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2023
• This season’s crop would not even constitute 20% of that.
  — Katharina Buchholz, Forbes, 26 Jan. 2022
• But do the Bay Area schools constitute a smart investment for the network?
  — Jon Wilner | , oregonlive, 16 Aug. 2023
• 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

Last Updated: 9 Dec 2024