escort
noun
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy.
had been escorting
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past perfect progressiveof escort.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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Kieran McEvoy, a tour guide from the Republic of Ireland, said none of the tourists he had been escorting around the north coast had heard about the attack.
From BBC ● May 7, 2024
Italian coast guard boats had been escorting the distressed fishing vessel toward shore when a breakdown forced it to need towing, slowing its advance.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 11, 2023
The Philippine vessel had been escorting a supply ship delivering food and sailors to a Philippine navy ship, the BRP Sierra Madre, when it was forced out of the area.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 15, 2023
A group of the P-63 planes had been escorting the B-17, she said, while fireworks simulating bombs blasted.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 12, 2022
Lister walked into the study, wherein the inspector had established himself, and explained that he had been escorting Miss Huxham home.
From The Solitary Farm by Fergus Hume
