How to Use join in a Sentence

join

verb
  • Join the Navy and see the world!
  • He agreed to join the debate.
  • The islands are joined by a bridge.
  • The singer started alone but soon the whole audience joined in.
  • I joined the line and waited patiently to buy a ticket.
  • The magician asked for a volunteer from the audience to join him on stage.
  • We're going out for lunch. Would you like to join us?
  • Hundreds of people have joined the effort to save the building from demolition.
  • He insisted that I join them for lunch.
  • Everyone here joins me in congratulating you on a job well done!
  • But many more are soon set to join him.
    — Kellis Robinett, Kansas City Star, 2 June 2026
  • But more people joined the fight.
    — Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Find your people; join the tribe.
    — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 5 Mar. 2026
  • The trio are joined by a wealth of new cast members.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Midway through the tour, a man in a guayabera joined the group.
    — Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Of course, you are invited to join us.
    — Ed Silverman, STAT, 2 June 2026
  • The two rushed over, as a few others joined to help pry open the plane's canopy.
    — Austin Turner, CBS News, 16 June 2026
  • This film joins the ranks of other great stories told over one day.
    — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Can Ivan Demidov join the list?
    — Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Often, students from both teams joined him on the field in his prayers.
    — Linda K. Wertheimer, The New Republic, 30 May 2023
  • Larkin joined a year-long antibody study.
    — Jennifer McLogan, CBS News, 26 May 2026
  • Which other Texas Longhorns joined him?
    — David Eckert, Austin American Statesman, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Last week, Klum was joined by her older two kids for a night on the town.
    — Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Kearny Jackson led the round and was joined by others.
    — Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2026
  • We were joined by a couple of relaxed white rhinos on one evening.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
  • Other states may join the coalition in the near future.
    — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Founderful led the round and was joined by angel investors.
    — Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Miran voted against both those moves but was not joined by any of his colleagues.
    — Jeff Cox, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2025
  • The hotel has a local cycling club that guests can join for group rides once a week.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Twenty-seven of the countries have joined the board.
    — ABC News, 19 Feb. 2026

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