inducted; inducting; inducts
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: to put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install
was inducted as president of the college
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Examples of induct in a Sentence
The club will induct six new members this year.
inducted the pitcher into the Baseball Hall of Fame
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Earlier this year it was inducted into the French luxury goods association Comité Colbert.
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Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 3 Oct. 2025
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inducted Dreja as part of the Yardbirds in 1992.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2025
The six-time Emmy winner was inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame in 1985, 10 years after his death.
—Alex Perry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 2 Oct. 2025
Ichiro Suzuki, who became the first Japanese player inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame, was also the first Japanese position player to make the leap.
—Jared Bahir Browsh, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2025
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Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 3 Oct. 2025
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inducted Dreja as part of the Yardbirds in 1992.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2025
The six-time Emmy winner was inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame in 1985, 10 years after his death.
—Alex Perry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 2 Oct. 2025
Ichiro Suzuki, who became the first Japanese player inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame, was also the first Japanese position player to make the leap.
—Jared Bahir Browsh, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for induct
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“Induct.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/induct. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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