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Example sentences for: founded

How can you use “founded” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

David also founded the Abbey of Holyrood and created several royal burghs (towns with special trading privileges), including Edinburgh and Canongate; the latter was under the jurisdiction of the monks, or “canons,” of Holyrood.
The Taínos’ fears were well founded.
Tanah Lot is believed to have been founded in the 16th century by the Javanese priest Nirarta, who dedicated it to the sea god.
Time 's "Mormons, Inc." cover story details the riches of the church founded by Joseph Smith: It values the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' assets (which include the country's biggest cattle operation) at $30 billion.
Playing with the words of “uncertain origin” is like solving a puzzle: at its most imaginative but speculative worst, it amounts to a guess founded on assumptions and other guesses; and at its best, it is the formulation of a plausible solution based on a handful of genuine if limited clues that in the end also amount to a guess, albeit an informed and educated one.