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

For the 40 volume Schomburg Library of Nineteenth-Century Black Women Writers he edited, he appointed others to put together the books and write their introductions.
I do not wish to seem aggressive, but my friends are well connected, and I don't know how to tell them that I am ready for introductions.
A boat cruise on the Seine is one of the best introductions to the city.
This stunt only works, however, in direct address, and is no help with introductions.
If things move in a more serious direction, the gentleman can be upgraded to "my fella" in casual conversation, or for introductions, "my James" (or whatever the appropriate name is).