escort
noun
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy.
are escorting
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present progressiveof escort.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Reuters news agency reports that police are escorting aid convoys to prevent supplies being stolen.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2018
“Tower, Sabre Two One. We are escorting One Six Baker, request direct to the field.”
From The Verge ● Jun. 24, 2018
There, authorities are escorting residents to homes to check on pets and animals left behind and to collect a few belongings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2015
In Louisiana this week Southern Baptists are escorting Grey to rallies around the state.
From Time Magazine Archive
All of a sudden the tears start flowing, and Mrs. Ruiz and Mrs. Caldwell are escorting Stephanie, the sad scuba diver, out the doors and to the locker room.
From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles
