charter member
Example Sentences
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It was only a matter of time before Diogenes, a charter member of the Cynic movement that began in the fourth century B.C., got his turn.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025
Of course, Benmont Tench III is most well-known for being the guy sitting over Tom Petty’s right shoulder as a charter member of the Heartbreakers, rocking away at the Hammond B3 organ.
From Salon • May 27, 2025
Nat King Cole had agreed to be a charter member.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2024
Washington was a charter member of the Pacific Coast Conference in 1916, the organization that eventually became the Pac-8, then 10, then 12.
From Washington Times • Aug. 4, 2023
"I'm already part of this family. I'm like a charter member."
From "Eleanor & Park" by Rainbow Rowell
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
