usher
noun
a person who escorts people to seats in a theater, church, etc.
ushered
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past participleof usher.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof usher.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
ushernouna person who escorts people to seats in a theater, church, etc.
Example Sentences
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Using their invisible arms, they ushered the girl to shelves lined with art, history and photography books, teaching Rosales how to appreciate the eerie, the tragic, the mysterious, the romantic, the ephemeral and the hard-to-find.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
After the second World War, Enver Hoxha ushered in a severely isolated and repressive Communist regime.
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026
BlueCo's £4.25bn purchase of Chelsea ended Roman Abramovich's 19-year ownership and ushered in a period of significant squad turnover.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
The model was so successful that it ushered in a whole offseason of win-or-bust moves as teams mustered the courage to take greater risks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Nali ushered Nathan back into the mobile home and toward his hard mattress.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
