How to Use induce in a Sentence

induce

verb
Definition of inducenext
Synonyms for inducenext
  • 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.
  • The attorney general’s initial brief lays out a long history of attempts by the state to induce construction of more housing, to little avail.
    — Andrea Riquier, USA TODAY, 1 Oct. 2024
  • Two runners on, two out, but no problem, as Flaherty ended the inning by inducing Starling Marte into a flyout to right.
    — Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2024
  • 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
  • The rules state that NIL isn’t supposed to be used to induce recruits to come to a school.
    — Doug Lesmerises, cleveland, 9 June 2022
  • However, William Bush came in and induced Will Spivey to pop out to end the game.
    — Ben Thomas | [email protected], 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
  • The risk of being set apart might induce you to tone yourself down today.
    — Chicago Tribune, 6 July 2022
  • Much of the benefit can likely be explained by weight loss induced by the drug.
    — WIRED, 11 Nov. 2023
  • Just the thought of filling up the gas tank at $6 a gallon can induce anxiety.
    — Kellie Hwang, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 Apr. 2022
  • Without a push, a cat would have no leverage, nothing to induce it to turn right side up.
    — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2022
  • If nothing changed in a few hours, she would be given medicine to induce labor.
    — Ryan Ruby, Harper’s Magazine , 26 Oct. 2022
  • Neris struck out Tyler Black and induced Willy Adames to hit a grounder to short that stranded the tying run on second.
    — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2024
  • 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
  • Those sagging smiles and rotten teeth can induce shivers regardless of how cheesy the rest of the movie is.
    — Ew Staff, EW.com, 24 May 2024
  • However, schools still cannot induce a player to come play for them.
    — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 10 Feb. 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
  • Williams continued to induce weak swings, striking out two more in the third inning and punching out the side in the fourth inning.
    — oregonlive, 7 June 2022
  • There's still plenty of exposure, which means the whims of the market could induce more misery.
    — Julia Horowitz, CNN, 2 Aug. 2022
  • 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
  • Whitlock did induce some weak contact, with half of Seattle’s 10 hits coming on the ground.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 21 May 2022
  • 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

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