How to Use constitute in a Sentence

constitute

verb
Definition of constitutenext
Synonyms for constitutenext
  • Women constitute 70 percent of the student population at the college.
  • What constitutes an action that would trigger an all-out war has evolved beyond recognition.
    — Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 May 2024
  • The defense argues trying her on those charges again would constitute double jeopardy.
    — Steph Solis, Axios, 22 July 2024
  • Older and younger investors also seem to hold sharply divergent views on what constitutes a risky investment.
    — Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 26 July 2024
  • With the roster as currently constituted, none of that is happening.
    — Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2024
  • The 250-mile stretch of river being traversed for the challenge constitutes a significant portion of that length.
    — Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 7 June 2024
  • The election results constitute a massive rebuke for Europe’s liberal elites, whose grip on power has been receding for years.
    — Max Hastings, Twin Cities, 12 June 2024
  • The sector constitutes a third of the services economy that the central bank has highlighted as a particular cause of concern in its fight against spiraling prices.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune Europe, 22 July 2024
  • These calls for support constitute a major turn of events since Biden’s disastrous debate performance last month sent donors reeling over his chances of winning reelection.
    — Makena Kelly, WIRED, 22 July 2024
  • Rebuilding and reshaping in the wake of LeBron’s retirement is going to be difficult with your front office as constituted.
    — Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2024
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Now the pair of fans are arguing this constitutes a breach of contract.
    — Thania Garcia, Variety, 18 Jan. 2024
  • Whether the mission might evolve – and what would constitute success – remains to be seen.
    — Anna Mulrine Grobe, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Feb. 2022
  • If my son is sitting at the kitchen island next to a butcher block, does that constitute a weapon?
    — Andrew Mark Miller, Washington Examiner, 12 June 2020
  • There’s been a lot of confusion over the years about what constitutes a healthy breakfast.
    — Christine Byrne, Outside Online, 15 June 2019
  • But there is one caveat to all of this, which will constitute the subject of this article.
    — Xenia Muntean, Forbes, 13 May 2022

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