How to Use founding member in a Sentence

founding member

noun
  • Palestine has also not been listed as a founding member of the Board.
    — Irene Wright, USA Today, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Jon Wysocki, a drummer and founding member of the rock band Staind, has died.
    — Thania Garcia, Variety, 20 May 2024
  • Seiders is not a founding member of the band but has been playing with them since 2014.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Eugene Lee Yang was a founding member of the Try Guys.
    — Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Bassist Sam Rivers, a founding member of Limp Bizkit, has died.
    — Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Laura Lynch, a founding member of the Dixie Chicks, has died.
    — Michaela Zee, Variety, 23 Dec. 2023
  • Sam Rivers, bassist and founding member of the nu-metal band Limp Bizkit, has died.
    — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Jon Wysocki, drummer and founding member of Staind, has died at the age of 53.
    — Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 20 May 2024
  • Arnold was a founding member of 3 Doors Down as both its lead singer and original drummer.
    — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Bob Weir, the rhythm guitarist, singer and founding member of the Grateful Dead had passed away.
    — Alex Bailey, HollywoodReporter, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Lesh is best known as a founding member of the Grateful Dead, one of the most beloved and enduring jam bands in the world.
    — Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 25 Oct. 2024
  • Late bassist and founding member Boz Burrell died in 2006.
    — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Kiss founding member Ace Frehley has died after suffering injuries from a fall last month.
    — Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Gee is a founding member of the grassroots group Women for Biden-Harris.
    — Stephanie Murray, The Arizona Republic, 26 June 2024
  • Gray, a founding member of the law firm that is now GrayRobinson, died Wednesday.
    — Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Chavez said the group — for which Spade is a founding member — has seen profound changes in the funeral industry over the last decade.
    — Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 9 Aug. 2025
  • This was their first time at an awards show as five members, not six, with founding member Manon Bannerman still absent.
    — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
  • George Tickner, a founding member of the rock group Journey, has died at 76.
    — Vulture, 6 July 2023
  • Fred Smith, longtime bassist for Television and founding member of Blondie, has died.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 8 Feb. 2026
  • Dave Mason, a founding member of British rock band Traffic, has died at age 79.
    — Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
  • The founding member of 1990s hip-hop group the Fugees has denied any wrongdoing.
    — Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Felipe Staiti, guitarist and founding member of Enanitos Verdes, has died.
    — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
  • The musician was a founding member of a folk band known as The Brothers Four, per their website.
    — Jordana Comiter, People.com, 4 Aug. 2025
  • That leaves Real Madrid as the project’s only remaining founding member.
    — Phil Hay, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Nedra Talley Ross, a founding member of the seminal girl group the Ronettes, has died.
    — Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Brad Arnold, the lead singer, founding member and original drummer of rock band 3 Doors Down, has died.
    — Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Weir, a Bay Area native, was a founding member of the legendary rock band Grateful Dead.
    — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Another founding member, Naim Qassem, has replaced him.
    — Lauren Frayer, NPR, 12 Apr. 2026
  • The guitarist and a founding member of the Allman Brothers Band died last month at 80.
    — Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 17 May 2024
  • Other string players sometimes substitute for a founding member.
    — Myrna Petlicki, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026

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