How to Use member in a Sentence

member

noun
  • This bird is a member of the finch family.
  • She is a member of Parliament.
  • She is a member of the House of Representatives.
  • The club has 300 members.
  • Ten members this week could be a thousand by year end.
    — Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Right now, Prime members can shop the pants for half-off.
    — Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2025
  • This was confirmed by board staff members.
    — Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
  • There’s also no clear list of members who have agreed to join this group.
    — Siladitya Ray, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
  • What may take months or years for a union member may take hours for a nonunion worker.
    — F. Vincent Vernuccio, WSJ, 7 Aug. 2022
  • Sudeikis was joined by some of his fellow cast members on stage to give away the prizes.
    — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 9 Nov. 2025
  • The jury members will make three statements with one of them false.
    — Christopher Kuhagen, jsonline.com, 28 Sep. 2025
  • That guarantees at least two new members of the board.
    — Josh Bergeron, Charlotte Observer, 2 Nov. 2025
  • At these elite levels, members have played on many other teams.
    — Pien Huang, NPR, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Some cast members already have been booking new jobs.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Six members of the group survived and were rescued.
    — Ramon Padilla, USA Today, 19 Feb. 2026
  • By now, he's known some crew members for nearly 20 years.
    — Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Joe Buck, who isn’t a member but was taking it all in, was there as well.
    — Sam Farmerstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2022
  • The guild has more than 11,000 members.
    — Katie Campione, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2026
  • This is a good day to help family members and show support for them.
    — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 30 May 2026
  • The cascade of snow and ice swept away members of two separate rope teams.
    — CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2025
  • The same rules go if you're being dropped off by a friend or family member.
    — Holly V. Hays, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Staff members explain the controls and map out the safe parts of the harbor.
    — David Hochman, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
  • Current and former members of the team gathered—a call had gone out.
    — Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2024
  • There are times when a team member just seems different than usual.
    — Teresa Hopke, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Kolter will be a member of the nonprofit’s board but not on the for-profit board.
    — Matt O'Brien, Fortune, 2 Nov. 2025
  • Its 24 crew members were rescued.
    — Arkansas Online, 5 Mar. 2026
  • The members of the group had a lot of different ideas about what language the lyrics should be in.
    — Billboard Japan, Billboard, 22 Sep. 2023
  • Rodriguez was a member of the school’s cheerleading squad at the time.
    — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Roan repeated the phrase, prompting members of the crowd to chant along.
    — Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 12 Oct. 2025
  • The two crew members were identified as Capt.
    — Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 29 Jan. 2026

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