escort
noun
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy.
has escorted
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present perfectof escort (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Most of the vessels the U.S. has escorted through the strait thus far have been what are known as VLCCs, or Very Large Crude Carriers, that can transport about 2 million barrels of crude.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
The U.S. military has escorted ships carrying over 100 million barrels of oil through the Strait of Hormuz since last month, President Donald Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on Wednesday.
From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026
Navy has escorted ships in the Gulf before, notably in the 1980s during the Iran-Iraq war, when President Ronald Reagan authorized Kuwaiti tankers to be reflagged as American ships and given a naval escort.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 5, 2026
A representative from a company, Provide Rx, has escorted patients from the San Diego airport to Hospital Angeles in Tijuana, Mexico, and back across the border.
From Fox News ● Feb. 9, 2020
Long after Thomas has escorted me back to my apartment and left, and long after midnight has passed, I sit awake at my computer and study Metias’s crime report.
From "Legend" by Marie Lu
