How to Use inductee in a Sentence

inductee

noun
  • Six of the first ten inductees were Black.
    — Devon Ivie, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2025
  • Hall of Fame as this year’s inductee.
    — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 10 June 2026
  • Bowlen was honored last among the inductees, his coat in a frame.
    — Ryan O'Halloran, The Denver Post, 2 Aug. 2019
  • Swift is a first-year ballot inductee.
    — Cathy Applefeld Olson, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
  • If France had a whiskey hall of fame, this would be the first inductee.
    — Emily Price, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
  • The rock hall of fame’s newest list of inductees would make for one crazy playlist.
    — Christie D’zurilla, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025
  • Read below for a quick overview of the year’s inductees.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Here are this year's new inductees, many of whom have written the soundtrack to our lives.
    — Rebecca Castagna, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
  • However, there were no inductees this year.
    — Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2026
  • The rest of the inductees have been nominated in the past.
    — Daniela Avila, PEOPLE, 14 Apr. 2026
  • The first class features 10 inductees, all with ties to the region.
    — Kansas City Star, 9 July 2025
  • For many inductees, Moran said, the night feels like a homecoming.
    — Bryan West, USA Today, 12 Nov. 2025
  • The inductees are scheduled to be announced later this year.
    — Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Joan Jett is also a Rock Hall inductee.
    — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
  • And does one perfect album make a Rock Hall inductee?
    — Devon Ivie, Vulture, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Nicks is a two-time inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
    — Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2025
  • But which of those acts will go from Rock Hall nominee to inductee this year?
    — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Wearing his trademark cowboy hat, Allen was the first inductees among the new class to take the stage.
    — Skyler Caruso, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
  • Together, the five inductees make up this year’s class of honored athletes.
    — Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Love is not the first Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee to launch a liquor line.
    — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Aug. 2025
  • The shrine signaled its type of inductee with its first election, in 1999.
    — Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2020
  • When will the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees be announced?
    — Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
  • Here’s the full list of past inductees into the Grammy Hall of Fame.
    — Paul Grein, Billboard, 5 Mar. 2024
  • This year’s inductees will be revealed in April, with a ceremony to take place in the fall.
    — Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
  • The official class of inductees, which will roughly be half the size, will be unveiled in April.
    — Devon Ivie, Vulture, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Cameron is a two-time inductee in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame for his work with both bands.
    — Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 7 July 2025
  • The inductees this year are both local Orange County surfers.
    — Corky Carroll, Oc Register, 23 May 2026
  • Swift enters the hall as its second-youngest inductee ever, and the youngest woman, at 36.
    — Jem Aswad, Variety, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Arison has had some interaction with the other inductees this year.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
  • What is the Music City Walk of Fame and how are inductees chosen?
    — Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 21 Oct. 2024

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