induct

Example Sentences

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I stand by all of this—until the unlikely event someone wants to induct me into a Hall of Fame, in which case I think it’s a fabulous idea, thank you.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026

It’s an anticlimactic return that feels more intended to scrub the remaining tarnish from her image than it does to induct her back into Vanderpump’s fold.

From Salon • Apr. 24, 2025

In the end, both Oasis and Carey were overlooked last year - with voters choosing to induct Cher, Mary J Blige, Ozzy Osbourne and A Tribe Called Quest instead.

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2025

Born in 1950 to a lower-caste family, his first exposure to the RSS was through shakhas — local units — that induct boys by combining religious education with self-defense skills and games.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 17, 2024

Papa talked him out of volunteering; Woody waited for the army to induct him.

From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston