charter member
Example Sentences
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It was only a matter of time before Diogenes, a charter member of the Cynic movement that began in the fourth century B.C., got his turn.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025
Of course, Benmont Tench III is most well-known for being the guy sitting over Tom Petty’s right shoulder as a charter member of the Heartbreakers, rocking away at the Hammond B3 organ.
From Salon • May 27, 2025
Whereas Ohtani is the charter member of the 50/50 club, ElAttrache could become the first surgeon in the four-for-four club.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 27, 2024
Washington was a charter member of the Pacific Coast Conference in 1916, the organization that eventually became the Pac-8, then 10, then 12.
From Washington Times • Aug. 4, 2023
“I believe you know my friend and charter member of the Loyal Order of the Stone Bone, Mr. Borlock.”
From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
