enshrinee

noun

en·​shri·​nee in-ˈshrī-nē How to pronounce enshrinee (audio)
-ˌshrī-ˈnē,
en- How to pronounce enshrinee (audio)
: a person inducted into a Hall of Fame

Examples of enshrinee in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The Haggar gold jacket has a custom interior lining, a custom interior woven label that includes the enshrinee’s name, class year and induction number. Jonathan X. Simmons, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Aug. 2021 Manning and James are two-thirds of one of the all-time great trios in NFL history — a trio that included 2016 Hall of Fame enshrinee Marvin Harrison. Jonathan X. Simmons, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Aug. 2021 Drew Brees announced his retirement from the NFL on Sunday, and will be a shoo-in to be a first-ballot Pro Football Hall of Fame enshrinee in 2026. Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 15 Mar. 2021 Bryant, who died on Jan. 26 in a helicopter crash, and fellow NBA greats Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett headlined a nine-person group announced Saturday as this year's class of enshrinees into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. CBS News, 4 Apr. 2020 Jim Kelly, Fran Tarkenton, and Dan Marino are other enshrinees without a championship. Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Feb. 2020 Faced with the risk of having the entire class voted down, the Hall changed course earlier this year and empowered a panel of selectors to pick 15 enshrinees. Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press, 19 Dec. 2019 There will be 20 members of this class — five modern day enshrinees, 10 players from the senior class, three contributors and two coaches. David Moore, Dallas News, 13 Jan. 2020 The blue-ribbon panel will deliberate in January and pick the 15 enshrinees to be announced in the days following the vote. Dan Labbe, cleveland, 19 Dec. 2019

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Word History

First Known Use

1968, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of enshrinee was in 1968

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“Enshrinee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enshrinee. Accessed 18 Mar. 2024.

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