inducted; inducting; inducts
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: to put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install
was inducted as president of the college
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Examples of induct in a Sentence
The club will induct six new members this year.
inducted the pitcher into the Baseball Hall of Fame
Recent Examples on the Web
The Allman Brothers Band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995.
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USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2024
He has been inducted into the Songwriters’ Hall of Fame, received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and was one of the first musical guests on Saturday Night Live.
—Kristin Robinson, Billboard, 17 Apr. 2024
Hits by two late Latin music icons whose ballads and salsa songs are constants in playlists across generations have been inducted into the National Recording Registry at the Library of Congress.
—Nicole Acevedo, NBC News, 16 Apr. 2024
The group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012 but has never reunited for more than the occasional one-off performance since its original 1975 split.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 13 Apr. 2024
Both have won multiple Grammy Awards, are Kennedy Center honorees and have been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Joel in 1999 as a solo artist, Sting in 2003 as a member of the band The Police.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2024
In 2022, Williams was inducted into the 54th class of the Athletics Hall of Fame at TCU.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Apr. 2024
It was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2016.
—Eric E. Harrison, arkansasonline.com, 2 Apr. 2024
Johnson will presumably be on good behavior when inducting his grandmother Lia Maivia into the WWE Hall of Fame Friday night.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2024
USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2024
He has been inducted into the Songwriters’ Hall of Fame, received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and was one of the first musical guests on Saturday Night Live.
—Kristin Robinson, Billboard, 17 Apr. 2024
Hits by two late Latin music icons whose ballads and salsa songs are constants in playlists across generations have been inducted into the National Recording Registry at the Library of Congress.
—Nicole Acevedo, NBC News, 16 Apr. 2024
The group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012 but has never reunited for more than the occasional one-off performance since its original 1975 split.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 13 Apr. 2024
Both have won multiple Grammy Awards, are Kennedy Center honorees and have been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Joel in 1999 as a solo artist, Sting in 2003 as a member of the band The Police.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2024
In 2022, Williams was inducted into the 54th class of the Athletics Hall of Fame at TCU.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Apr. 2024
It was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2016.
—Eric E. Harrison, arkansasonline.com, 2 Apr. 2024
Johnson will presumably be on good behavior when inducting his grandmother Lia Maivia into the WWE Hall of Fame Friday night.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2024
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“Induct.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/induct. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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