How to Use induct in a Sentence

induct

verb
  • The club will induct six new members this year.
  • Michael was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2023.
    Andrea Salcedo, Washington Post, 24 Dec. 2023
  • Carey, who inducted Gladys Knight & the Pips back in 1996, is the most inevitable nominee on the list.
    Al Shipley, SPIN, 10 Feb. 2024
  • The Dayton native was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1995.
    Akeem Glaspie, The Indianapolis Star, 21 July 2023
  • The musician was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame late last year.
    Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 12 Jan. 2024
  • Doll Barbie was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1998.
    Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2023
  • There has been only a sprinkling of Black hip-hop artists inducted since.
    Char Adams, NBC News, 21 Sep. 2023
  • The Rock Hall was founded in 1983 and inducted its first honoree — Chuck Berry — three years later.
    Marc Schneider, Billboard, 24 Jan. 2024
  • Hannah was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1991.
    Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 14 July 2023
  • Lynne was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2023.
    Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 18 Mar. 2024
  • Dave Meador recognized that the rules for inducting older players stack the odds against them.
    Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2023
  • He was inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame in Nashville in 2016.
    Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 20 Aug. 2023
  • Instead, he was inducted into the Army and headed to Europe.
    Bryan Marquard, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Henn was finally inducted into the hall last year, a year after his death.
    Craig Beery, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 May 2023
  • He was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2000.
    Sean Clancy, Arkansas Online, 1 Nov. 2023
  • The quartet, whose members were inducted into the Opry in 2014, will also perform a medley of their greatest hits during the show.
    Paul Grein, Billboard, 30 June 2023
  • He was inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1971, his first year of eligibility.
    Conor Murray, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
  • He was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2017, his first year of eligibility.
    Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2023
  • After many delirious weeks, and many hours of bouncing my crying son to sleep, I felt fully inducted as his mother.
    Clarissa Wei, The New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2024
  • In 1993, it was inducted into the National Film Registry.
    Harrison Smith, Washington Post, 5 Aug. 2023
  • He was inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame in 1984.
    CBS News, 6 Dec. 2023
  • Both will be inducted into the Lightning Hall of Fame, which was established last year, and will be honored during the team’s alumni weekend March 8-9.
    Tom Layberger, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Next potential landmark: being inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
    Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 15 Dec. 2023
  • He was inducted into the organization’s Hall of Fame in 2008.
    Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 13 Mar. 2024
  • She was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2018.
    Dominique Fluker, Essence, 19 Mar. 2024
  • In 2006, he was also inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, one of music’s highest honors.
    Heather Hamilton, Washington Examiner, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Meatloaf? Don’t groan, but those acts – and many of their borderline contemporaries – are likely going to be inducted into the .
    Jim Harrington, SPIN, 8 Nov. 2023
  • In 2011, the boys were inducted into Birgmingham’s Gallery of Distinguished Citizens.
    Char Adams, NBC News, 15 Sep. 2023
  • Keith will be inducted posthumously, of course, but he was not elected posthumously.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 18 Mar. 2024
  • In 2014, they were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and continued to play together as recently as last year while maintaining solo careers.
    Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 3 Dec. 2023

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