escort
noun
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy.
escorted
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past participleof escort.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 escort.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
escortnouna group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy.
Example Sentences
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Generally speaking, however, tanker convoys, escorted by air and sea by the U.S. military, do the perilous transit through the Strait of Hormuz to the Gulf of Oman.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026
Athlete videos were played inside the stadium before events and winners held centre-court style interviews before being escorted to a champions' enclosure, where they joined Bolt and master of ceremonies Noah Lyles.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
Lienhard, also a P.E. teacher, was escorted off campus on Aug. 13.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026
Crowds of helmeted search-and-rescue workers surrounded the two mud-slathered men as they were escorted to safety on Friday, images from the scene showed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
On the second attempt, we were escorted to the side door of the school by Little Rock policemen.
From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals
