How to Use compendium in a Sentence

compendium

noun
  • He published a compendium of folk tales.
  • In any compendium of foods that serve a crowd, the Bundt cake is a star.
    — Cathy Barrow, charlotteobserver, 27 Feb. 2018
  • So many steps skipped on the compendium of force to simply shot him 9 times and call it a day.
    — Tom Jackman, Washington Post, 24 Jan. 2018
  • In tribute, the Times published a compendium of his work, here.
    — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 17 Sep. 2024
  • It’s Day Eleven of the New Normal, a brisk compendium of all things corona in the age of pandemic.
    — Melissa Fletcher Stoeltje, ExpressNews.com, 26 Mar. 2020
  • Here’s a compendium of all the places the Obamas have honeymooned since leaving the White House.
    — Amy Odell, Cosmopolitan, 27 June 2017
  • By far, the bulk of the handbook is a compendium of plants that thrive without summer water.
    — Sally Peterson, oregonlive, 19 Jan. 2021
  • And the reason sours are some of the most ancient beers in the brewer’s compendium comes down to what most beer comes down to: bacteria.
    — Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Sep. 2022
  • The authors of the Lancet article included a compendium of dozens of studies from around the world that shows such a trend.
    — Compiled Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 14 Sep. 2021
  • Be sure to check out our local voter guide for a great compendium of our stories.
    — Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2022
  • Below is a compendium of new Italian movies set to hit this year’s fest circuit.
    — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 17 Feb. 2024
  • The royal family has had the Royal Box at the club since 1922, according to the compendium.
    — Rachel E. Greenspan, Time, 29 June 2019
  • Race, too, inevitably looms large in the SFA's growing compendium of content.
    — Nancy Matsumoto, Southern Living, 1 May 2017
  • This was no childhood compendium of riddles and rhymes.
    — New York Times, 27 Apr. 2022
  • The compendium that Sorensen gave Kennedy contains about 150 speeches.
    — Washington Post, 9 July 2021
  • All of the above merely amounts to a compendium of signs and anecdotal evidence that point to the strong likelihood of the return.
    — Andy Meek, BGR, 3 Apr. 2022
  • The program contains a compendium of the finest tennis writing.
    — Jon Wertheim, SI.com, 21 Aug. 2017
  • The program contains a compendium of the finest tennis writing.
    — Jon Wertheim, SI.com, 21 Aug. 2019
  • And the Fed’s own Beige Book was nothing more than a compendium of emerging softness in consumption.
    — Robert Barone, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
  • Miller’s book is, among other things, a compendium of expressions of wonder over what might have been.
    — Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2020
  • Plus: fig leaf ice cream, a hotel in the hills of Majorca and more from T’s cultural compendium.
    — New York Times, 1 May 2023
  • The messy eight-episode first season of the Netflix horror thriller... succeeds as a compendium of stunning images, but that's about it.
    — Sara M Moniuszko, USA TODAY, 18 Sep. 2020
  • Cable pops onto the scene as the kid’s nemesis, and as a lumbering, square-jawed compendium of knowing clichés.
    — New York Times, 14 May 2018
  • Plus: a new bronze watch from Panerai, snails in Asian cuisine and more from T’s cultural compendium.
    — New York Times, 23 Mar. 2022
  • Courtesy of Prime Video Tolkien expounded upon the powers of the rings in a letter gathered in a compendium.
    — Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 12 Sep. 2024
  • Plus: new ranges of medjool dates, floral-print bags for men and more from T’s cultural compendium.
    — New York Times, 1 Mar. 2023
  • Lipman’s latest book, How to Be Well, is a compendium of advice on all aspects of wellness, a topic Lipman is thrilled to see come to the fore.
    — Fiorella Valdesolo, WSJ, 5 Apr. 2018
  • To learn everything about how to become a poll worker in your state, the EAC has a comprehensive compendium with all the details.
    — Sandra Gutierrez G., Popular Science, 1 Oct. 2020
  • Considering the chalets in Gstaad and Aspen are some of the most spectacular on the planet, Alpine Style is a true compendium of resort luxury.
    — Maya Ibbitson, Architectural Digest, 4 Nov. 2024
  • So consider this an anthology of top architectural attractions, a compendium of cultural wonders, and a shortlist of the most sure-to-impress natural scenery on the planet.
    — Amelia Mularz, Architectural Digest, 26 Nov. 2024

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