How to Use initiate in a Sentence

initiate

verb

• Doctors have initiated a series of tests to determine the cause of the problem.
• The new recruits will be initiated tomorrow night.
• He was initiated into a secret society.
• The company initiated judicial proceedings against them.
• Make sure not to tap the blue phone icon on the right as this will initiate a call.
  — Yoni Heisler, BGR, 7 Apr. 2022
• From here, click the Video icon to initiate a call with the group.
  — Anabel Pasarow, refinery29.com, 20 Mar. 2020
• Be sure to initiate from the hips with this forward fold.
  — Perri O. Blumberg, Men's Health, 17 Oct. 2022
• At this is the time of the year, growth has slowed and the plants should soon initiate the flowering process.
  — Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 19 Sep. 2020
• Flat boards work well to initiate turns quickly and improve the overall feel of the board.
  — Nathan Borchelt, Travel + Leisure, 21 Dec. 2023
• The complaint said the deputy spotted a white van in the park and initiated a traffic stop.
  — Kevin Cederstrom / Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 11 Apr. 2017
• The company then told him to go to his bank to initiate the return of the money.
  — Chris Morris, Fortune, 28 June 2022
• That is a great time to launch plans and initiate new projects since the chance of success is magnified.
  — Magi Helena, oregonlive, 13 July 2020
• The deputy was able to slow down enough to let Reineke pass him in the left lane and then initiate a traffic stop.
  — Amy Lavalley, Post-Tribune, 19 Dec. 2017
• To initiate feeding, the first pump opens to lower the pressure and draw the blood up into the proboscis.
  — Popular Science, 20 Oct. 2020
• Point your skis down the slope, then initiate a slide slip to one direction.
  — Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 22 Feb. 2022
• Black said the women have access to phones, video calls and tablets, and that the inmates have to initiate the call.
  — oregonlive, 12 Sep. 2020
• Platelets are the blood cells that initiate clot formation.
  — New York Times, 14 Oct. 2021
• The driver refused to pull over when deputies tried to initiate a traffic stop.
  — Fox News, 28 July 2021
• The body temperature needs to drop to initiate good sleep.
  — Shahab Haghayegh, Quartzy, 14 Aug. 2019
• To initiate the process, simply go to music.youtube.com/transfer.
  — Popular Science, 13 May 2020
• The city will initiate a public input and engagement process about the project in the coming weeks.
  — Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 30 July 2021
• Washboard spreads across the road as other cars repeat the action of the car that initiated it.
  — Ned Rozell | Alaska Science, Anchorage Daily News, 24 June 2023
• In the week ahead, you may be propelled to initiate new projects with a singular passion.
  — Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 15 Nov. 2020
• End of carousel · My advice as a seasoned mom is to initiate!
  — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 7 Dec. 2023
• Unique to the state, the onus is on the renter to initiate a court challenge, which can pause the process, but many residents do not know that.
  — New York Times, 11 Aug. 2021
• An on-site sales gallery to initiate a pre-sales program will open later this fall.
  — Pat Setter, sandiegouniontribune.com, 4 Nov. 2017
• If the margin demands a recount when all votes are in, the secretary of state will initiate that process.
  — Libby Cathey, ABC News, 18 May 2022
• To get started, open up the FaceTime app and initiate a call.
  — Yoni Heisler, BGR, 23 May 2022
• Casts can be initiated from inside the headset as well.
  — David Nield, Popular Science, 26 Oct. 2023
• This is a poor time to initiate new ventures or enter into any type of agreement.
  — Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 30 June 2021

Last Updated: 27 Apr 2024