in tow

Idioms  

1. In one's charge or close guidance; along with one. For example, The older girl took the new student in tow, or Peter always had his family in tow. This expression alludes to the literal meaning of being pulled along. [Early 1700s]

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Example Sentences

All delightful prospects with a 10-year-old in tow.

From The Wall Street Journal

That was the word put to him time and again as he sat patiently, Sid Waddell Trophy in tow, at his post-final news conference.

From BBC

And images released by the agency showed daughter Ju Ae in tow.

From Barron's

Instead, he fled to California, Elsie in tow, to live on Wales Street in a town called Cambria, the Latin name for Wales.

From BBC

To prepare for his role in the delightfully frenetic “Marty Supreme,” the two-time Oscar nominee traveled for years with a table in tow, training and presumably enjoying the sport at the center of the current holiday season hit.

From Los Angeles Times