escort
noun
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy.
has been escorting
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present perfect progressiveof escort (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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The U.S. military has been escorting some ships through, including oil tankers, to try to limit the impact on global energy prices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Cambridgeshire Police has been escorting workers when they leave the site, but protestors have argued that police tactics have become more heavy-handed.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2021
“If you ask 100 hunters, you will get 100 different answers,” says Jens Ulrik Høgh by phone from woodlands in Sweden, where he has been escorting groups on hunts of wild boar.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 4, 2018
So instead, Peters has been escorting scientists and environmentalists like Maura Wood, the program manager for the National Wildlife Federation's Louisiana coastal program, to see the oil and its effects on the wetlands firsthand.
From Time ● Jun. 3, 2010
He has been escorting the Bishop for some distance on his homeward way, and has just parted from him.
From Brother Copas by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
