How to Use induce in a Sentence

induce

verb

• No one knows what induced him to leave.
• The advertisement is meant to induce people to eat more fruit.
• Her illness was induced by overwork.
• They will induce labor to avoid complications.
• For some, the word induces dread.
  — Anna Furman, Fortune, 15 Dec. 2025
• Imai did not induce any whiffs on the four swings against him.
  — Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 26 Feb. 2026
• This is like Covid all over again, but self- induced.
  — Steve Weil, Denver Post, 3 Apr. 2026
• Chan induced two popouts on two pitches to get out of the jam.
  — Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 23 May 2023
• His last one induced a double play.
  — Bobby Narang, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
• Yearwood induces a popout to short.
  — Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 17 Mar. 2026
• Combine this with a stretch that will induce a feeling of calm.
  — Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 21 Nov. 2021
• Cameron induced 45 swings and 12 whiffs.
  — Kansas City Star, 23 May 2026
• Initial laps induced jerky handling and lots of body roll.
  — Joel Feder, The Drive, 2 Apr. 2026
• One of the inducing panic charges was a felony.
  — Cameron Knight, Cincinnati Enquirer, 1 Oct. 2025
• Now Biden can try to appeal to them and induce a nice back-and-forth.
  — Alexis Pereira, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2021
• The job hunt has always been a stress-inducing process.
  — Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 12 May 2026
• What if there were a pill that would instead induce that kind of calm breathing for you?
  — Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
• Robby’s poor choice of a response is less fear based and more induced by anger and hurt.
  — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2026
• What induced those people to drive on Route 1?
  — Bill Conerly, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
• When the day finally came, she was induced.
  — Abby Roedel, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
• Smith induces two groundouts to start the seventh.
  — Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 24 Feb. 2026
• To induce estrus in the female, the male squirts her with urine, a few drops at a time.
  — Patricia Edmonds, National Geographic, 2 July 2020
• The team then used a laser to induce a small burn on the abdominal wall.
  — Mitch Leslie, Science | AAAS, 4 Mar. 2021
• The boss of horn that covers his brain can induce hemorrhage by a butt.
  — Robert Ruark, Field & Stream, 1 Dec. 2020
• The risk of being set apart might induce you to tone yourself down today.
  — Chicago Tribune, 6 July 2022
• Most inject small amounts of live or dead virus to induce an immune response.
  — Anna Kuchment, Dallas News, 31 July 2020
• However, schools still cannot induce a player to come play for them.
  — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 10 Feb. 2023
• Vibes won as Walker induced a groundout to end it.
  — Shayna Rubin, San Francisco Chronicle, 30 Mar. 2026
• Any spot on your body that induces arousal can be paired to create a blended orgasm.
  — Amanda Chatel, Glamour, 9 Jan. 2025
• Anything avant-garde could induce a migraine.
  — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026