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 apologized. We have escorted them out,” the police department said on Twitter.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 11, 2023
Over the years I have escorted close friends to clinics to undergo abortions.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 3, 2022
If the fires had been more threatening, he added, officers would have escorted firefighters up.
From New York Times ● Aug. 24, 2017
I would have escorted her to the door of the ante-chamber, but she held me back.
From Eyes Like the Sea by Mór Jókai
