How to Use fan base in a Sentence

fan base

noun
  • Building a fan base for our music is similar to building the climate movement.
    Tharin Pillay, TIME, 10 Oct. 2024
  • That’s not unusual for legacy acts, such as Fleetwood Mac, whose fan base typically skews older.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
  • Wayward Sisters followed the same formula in 2018, and also failed to capture the fan base.
    Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 27 Sep. 2024
  • Of all the tumblers on our list, The Quencher likely has the largest fan base.
    Moriah Mason, Southern Living, 13 Sep. 2023
  • But that’s not enough content for the deepest part of the fan base.
    Herb Scribner, Washington Post, 16 Oct. 2023
  • It was already embraced by and well known by the fan base.
    Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Oct. 2023
  • The Aces already have an avid fan base and sold out five games ahead of the season's start.
    Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2024
  • There’s no secret that the fan base can be a little bit crazy.
    Stephen Daw, Billboard, 21 Feb. 2023
  • In their first, Take That sold 30 million records, sold out tours, and built a huge fan base.
    Lisa Raphael, EW.com, 21 Mar. 2024
  • Instead the focus should be on the league’s goals to double its fan base by 2027.
    Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2024
  • There’s no fan base in America that would roll over and take it.
    Ndaschel, oregonlive, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Sharing the bond the trio developed in the studio and on the road has been a key part of the appeal for the band’s avid fan base.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 30 Nov. 2023
  • The fan base needed to hear the frustration and raw honesty.
    Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Oct. 2023
  • Exhibitors are much more bullish based on the strength of presales and Lively’s fan base.
    Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Aug. 2024
  • The proof of concept is already there in that the fan base already exists.
    Quartz Staff, Quartz, 16 Apr. 2024
  • Monken’s arrival created new hope in the fan base and within the team.
    Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Memo to Sox bosses: This is not a model for building a fan base.
    Dan Shaughnessy, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Mar. 2023
  • This year’s pick might need some extra marketing to the fan base.
    Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 27 June 2024
  • Which is why these whisky stones have gained such a loyal fan base online.
    Theresa Johnson, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2023
  • Cons: Carson, who is also in his 70s, doesn’t have the name recognition nor the fan base of some of the other names on the list.
    Kyler Alvord, Peoplemag, 18 June 2024
  • But this cheating scandal dropped like a bomb on the fan base that had largely grown bored with the franchise.
    Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2023
  • The drummer chalked it up to building a fan base one show at a time — and never going through the motions.
    Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 3 Mar. 2024
  • Nowadays, justice deferred is just fine by the fan base.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 23 Oct. 2023
  • Urías is the heir to the Valenzuela legacy, the torch bearer for a fan base that is half Latino, in a city that is half Latino.
    Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2023
  • But to insult the intelligence of the fan base, as Zaidi did?
    Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2024
  • In recent years her early hits found a new fan base on TikTok.
    Jeff Nelson, People.com, 28 Sep. 2024
  • On that score, the league is doing pretty well, in no small part because of its work in building a younger fan base.
    Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2024
  • Aside from putting in the work, crafting great songs, killing it on tour, and bringing fresh content to her fan base, her charisma is one of a kind.
    Leila Cobo, Billboard, 7 Mar. 2023
  • He’s got a large fan base, so lack of name recognition and empty seats aren’t the biggest dangers.
    Lawrence Specker | Lspecker@al.com, al, 14 Aug. 2023
  • Lil Peep has been gone for more than half a decade, but his fan base remains dedicated to him.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024

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