convoy
verb (used with object)
to accompany or escort, usually for protection.
convoys
Example Sentences
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Besides often keeping a low profile and maintaining an unremarkable wardrobe, Dangote sometimes drives himself, without the long security convoys associated with many Nigerian elites.
From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026
Ukraine's military general staff urged people not to trust unverified reports or spread rumours about "the routes, time and place of the movement of people and humanitarian convoys".
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026
Then, in safer waters, national or third-party vessels await for ship-to-ship transfers from the convoys to then sail to the buyer’s final destinations.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026
Asked about civilian deaths, he says the Taliban targeted US convoys and that civilians were urged to stay away from foreign bases.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
The Japanese often attacked American convoys with airplanes sent out from their aircraft carriers.
From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac
