escort
noun
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy.
have escorted
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present perfectof escort.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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No US ships were confirmed to have escorted oil tankers in the key waterway since the war was launched on February 28.
From Barron's ● Mar. 10, 2026
"They apologised. We have escorted them out," police said.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2023
Over the years I have escorted close friends to clinics to undergo abortions.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 3, 2022
Thousands of police have escorted truck convoys and arrested picketers trying to stop working truckers.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 25, 2022
I would have escorted her myself, but felt that, under the circumstances of my introduction to the house, I had better remain unobserved where I was.
From The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 3 by Edgar Allan Poe
