How to Use induce in a Sentence

induce

verb

• No one knows what induced him to leave.
• The advertisement is meant to induce people to eat more fruit.
• Her illness was induced by overwork.
• They will induce labor to avoid complications.
• Thompson Pass, on the way to Valdez, has the same set-up to induce slides.
  — John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 26 Feb. 2023
• Chan induced two popouts on two pitches to get out of the jam.
  — Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 23 May 2023
• However, William Bush came in and induced Will Spivey to pop out to end the game.
  — Ben Thomas | [e-mail], al, 4 May 2023
• On Tuesday, the yield fell by the most in a day since the turmoil induced by the banking crisis in March.
  — Jeanna Smialek, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2023
• Finding a spot out of the way, whether in your garage or in your apartment, can induce all kinds of headaches.
  — WIRED, 9 Aug. 2023
• This time, a fastball at the top of the strike zone induced an inning-ending flyout.
  — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 26 Apr. 2023
• Much of the benefit can likely be explained by weight loss induced by the drug.
  — WIRED, 11 Nov. 2023
• The worst outcome for any Chinese leader would be to try to take the island but fail, which induces caution.
  — M. Taylor Fravel, Foreign Affairs, 15 Sep. 2023
• Still down, 4-2, Houser opened the bottom of the second by inducing a grounder to the right side by Alejandro Kirk.
  — Todd Rosiak, Journal Sentinel, 30 May 2023
• That's where a hydrating, shine-inducing lip oil comes in.
  — Emily Shiffer, Women's Health, 21 Mar. 2023
• Still, officials are also concerned the changes may induce a last-minute dash to enter the UK.
  — Kitty Donaldson, Fortune Europe, 5 Dec. 2023
• Stone struck out Francisco Mejía with a changeup — the rookie did induce 15 swings and misses — and got Yandy Díaz to line out to left.
  — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2023
• Teachers still get the name wrong during the first week of classes, inducing an eye roll during roll call.
  — Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2023
• But Miley struck out the next two batters and then induced a flyout to escape unscathed.
  — Todd Rosiak, Journal Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2023
• Better to make that cell senescent or even induce it to commit suicide.
  — Matt Reynolds, WIRED, 18 Mar. 2024
• Some drinks claim to promote a shift in mood, equating health with happiness; others, to induce sleep.
  — Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 28 Mar. 2024
• With just forty guest rooms and a landscape designed to induce calm, this place exudes peaceful lakeside bliss.
  — Dan Koday, Travel + Leisure, 26 Jan. 2024
• And the first movers’ beliefs and actions will only induce more companies to enter the metaverse.
  — François Candelon, Fortune, 5 May 2023
• The researchers theorize that the activation of neurons that link the heart and brain can induce a fainting spell.
  — Aria Bendix, NBC News, 3 Nov. 2023
• Williamson induced an inning-ending infield popup on the next pitch. 2.
  — Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 17 May 2023
• For some employees, the extra day off was more important than pay: 15% said no amount of money would induce them back to a five-day week.
  — Reuters, NBC News, 22 Feb. 2023
• Back-to-back down-and-away changeups induced an inning-ending flyout to center field.
  — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 29 July 2023
• Forty-two-year-old Brandon Moore was arrested and charged with making threats over the phone and inducing panic.
  — Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 12 May 2023
• The about-face in New Jersey has reignited a political battle over the headlong rush to induce companies to build wind farms in the ocean.
  — Patrick McGeehan, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2023
• The redshirt freshman from Walton induced back-to-back outs — a liner to second base and a strikeout of Andrew Wilhite on five pitches — to get out of the jam.
  — Ryan Black, The Courier-Journal, 3 June 2023
• Finger labyrinths are handheld and allow the user to trace the path with their finger to induce a meditative state.
  — Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024