usher
noun
a person who escorts people to seats in a theater, church, etc.
ushered
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past participleof usher.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof usher.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
ushernouna person who escorts people to seats in a theater, church, etc.
Example Sentences
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Still, I was curious to test their capabilities, so Pinkerton ushered a robot to my kitchen sink, where I had assembled a small selection of dishes that I deemed expendable.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
One when another newly confident leader, David Cameron, ushered in the modern Tory party on the conference stage in front of digitally produced green foliage and sunlight.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
The condemned woman was "loudly snoring, clearly very alive" as the journalists were ushered out of the area, Chandler told CBS.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
Pruett ushered them inside, fed them and sent them away with some cash — after making them wash their own dishes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
She gave Penelope a meaningful wink as she ushered them inside.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
